Squalid living conditions (2022)

Question 1

What are the 3 areas for this plan?

Answer 1

1. Squalid Living conditions
2. Unionism/Cooperative movement
3. Middle Class growth

Question 2

Squalid Living conditions

What were the living conditions like during the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 2

The living conditions during the Industrial Revolution were squalid.

Question 3

Squalid Living conditions

How many workers in Birmingham lived in back to back houses?

Answer 3

Two-thirds of workers in Birmingham lived in back to back houses.

Question 4

Squalid Living conditions

How many back to back houses were there in Nottingham by 1841?

Answer 4

There were 12,600 back to back houses in Nottingham by 1841.

Question 5

Squalid Living conditions

How deep were the foundations of back to back houses?

Answer 5

The foundations of these houses were only three bricks deep.

Question 6

Squalid Living conditions

What happened during the cholera outbreak in Sunderland in 1831?

Answer 6

The cholera outbreak in Sunderland in 1831 killed 32,000 people.

Question 7

Squalid Living conditions

Why were urban planning decisions made to keep workers close to factories?

Answer 7

Urban planning decisions were made to keep workers close to factories to ensure easy access to work and increase productivity.

Question 8

Squalid Living conditions

What was the impact of the 1835 Municipal Corporations Act on living conditions?

Answer 8

The 1835 Municipal Corporations Act had a limited effect on improving living conditions.

Question 9

Squalid Living conditions

According to Chadwick’s 1842 report, what were the conditions of the streets in Manchester?

Answer 9

According to Chadwick’s 1842 report, out of 687 streets in Manchester, 248 were unpaved, 112 were ill-ventilated, and 252 had stagnant pools of refuse.

Question 10

Unionism/Cooperative movement

What was the name of the first national union with over 1 million members?

Answer 10

The Grand National.

Question 11

Unionism/Cooperative movement

How many members of the Grand National actually paid their fees?

Answer 11

Only 16,000 members paid their fees.

Question 12

Unionism/Cooperative movement

What was the outcome of the financial collapse of the Grand National?

Answer 12

The union financially collapsed.

Question 13

Unionism/Cooperative movement

When did major strikes occur in Lancashire?

Answer 13

Major strikes occurred in Lancashire in 1810 and 1818.

Question 14

Unionism/Cooperative movement

What did the friendly societies provide in 1815?

Answer 14

The friendly societies provided insurance for 1/3 of the population.

Question 15

Unionism/Cooperative movement

How many cooperative stores were there by 1832?

Answer 15

There were 500 stores by 1832.

Question 16

Unionism/Cooperative movement

What was the significance of the Rochdale pioneers?

Answer 16

The Rochdale pioneers introduced profit-sharing as an alternative to free market capitalism.

Question 17

Middle class growth

How much did the middle class grow between 1816 and 1831?

Answer 17

The middle class grew by 75% between 1816 and 1831.

Question 18

Middle class growth

How much money was British industry making in 1811?

Answer 18

In 1811, British industry was making £130 million.

Question 19

Middle class growth

How much of the £130 million made by British industry in 1811 was exported?

Answer 19

£40 million of the £130 million made by British industry in 1811 was exported.

Question 20

Middle class growth

Who owned the Cyfartha iron works and how many people did it employ?

Answer 20

Richard Crawshay owned the Cyfartha iron works, which employed 5000 people.

Question 21

Middle class growth

How much money did the cotton industry make by 1838 and how many people did it employ?

Answer 21

By 1838, the cotton industry made £300 million and employed over 833,000 people.

Question 22

Middle class growth

What did Britain become as a result of its industrialisation?

Answer 22

Britain became the world’s first industrialised superpower.