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  • Charles Dickens thought that the lack of _____________ caused many of the problems in Victorian England.
    education
  • In the 19th Century, ____________ became much more popular.
    Christmas
  • Rich people who want to help the poor are called __________________ .
    philanthropists
  • Many people went to church on Sunday because they were _____________ .
    Christian
  • The Industrial revolution was when people moved to the city to work in _____________ .
    factories
  • There was a huge _____ between the rich and poor.
    gap
  • Charles Dickens believed that being a good Christian meant giving to _________ .
    the poor
  • Only __________ families could afford to send their children to school.
    wealthy
  • Charles Dickens’ father was arrested for _________ .
    debt
  • Dickens didn’t believe in going to church on a Sunday because it meant that everything would be _________ which would be a problem for very poor people.
    closed, shut
  • He supported _r.................__ schools which were free for poor children.
    ragged
  • Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol in (…year…) to encourage the wealthy to help those who needed it.
    1843
  • The Poor Law meant that people without a job were forced to go to ____________ which had awful conditions.
    workhouses
  • A Man called Thomas _________ argued that poor people would always die because population would grow faster than food supplies.
    Malthus
  • Most rich people only cared about getting more ________________ .
    wealth, money
  • Many businessmen and factory owners became very _______ but the workers often lived in extreme ____________ .
    rich, poverty
  • Children were exploited by factory owners and made to work ________ hours in poor conditions.
    long
  • The population in England grew from 1 million to ______ million in the 19th Century.
    six
  • Even though Charles Dickens was born in a middle class family, he understood the problems of the poor because he had to work in a ___________ .
    factory
  • Charles Dickens believed that rich people had a __________________ to help the poor.
    duty,responsibility