Social Tensions Flashcards
Social tensions
Irish immigration
Young Irish men coming to work as navvies on roads railways and canals
How many Russian Jews arrived in London between 1881 - 1891
30,000
Why were Jewish people segregated and a target for prejudice?
Difficult to integrate due to language barriers (spoke Yiddish) and cultural factors (religious holidays and Sabbath rituals). Therefore, worked among Jews
Why were the Irish targets of prejudice
Roman Catholic Religion and Irish nationalism (Fenians)
Describe a bombing campaign from the Fenians
In 1884 a bombing campaign led to an explosion on a train at Gower Street station
Why did the English Press feel threatened by Russian Jews?
Because they brought forth anarchism which was developed by Russian Revolutionaries and other radical political beliefs such as socialism. For example the International Workers Club
Anarchists set of bombs
How did Alchohol cause social tension?
Caused disorderly behaviour, made people vulnerable to crime and wasted police time
How many number of cases were heard where drunkenness was a factor before the Thames Police court?
16/17
How many prostitutes were there in 1888?
about 1200 prostitutes in Whitechapel in 1888
What was the theory of there being a criminal underclass -residuum?
A theory that natural criminals were attracted to hard-working, richer people and lived off them
