Whitechapel

Question 1

Housing conditions in Whitechapel

Answer 1

. lodging houses- paid a nightly fee for a bed , 1/4 lived in lodging houses
. rookeries ( slum areas) overcrowded , poor sanitation
. Peabody Estate- new modern dwellings , better conditions

Question 2

Features of the Peabody Estate

Answer 2

. improved ventilation
. shared bathrooms and kitchens but not overcrowded
. brick walls so lice could not live in them - more sanitary

Question 3

What groups lived in Whitechapel

Answer 3

. Irish immigration
. Eastern European Immigrants
. Anarchists + socialists

Question 4

What were problems caused by Irish immigrants

Answer 4

. drunk and violent
. associated with terrorism
. Fenians in specific who were terrorists
. Fighting for Irish independence from britain

Question 5

What did socialists and anarchists do?

Answer 5

Socialism - wanted the end of capitalism
Anarchism - opposed organised government
caused protests and riots

Question 6

What did eastern european immigrants do

Answer 6

. settled in cheaper parts of london
. caused segregation some parts of Whitechapel became 95% jewish population

Question 7

What tensions were caused in Whitechapel?

Answer 7

. British people struggling to access housing or jobs
. jewish immigrants were willing to accept lower pay this led to an increase in the sweatshop system
. anyone with a foreign accent was suspected of been an anarchist
. blamed for ripper murders
. anti- semitism rose massively