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Explain the factors responsible for the expansion of London city. |
| Answer» \tBy 1750 ,one of everynine people of England and Wales lived in London. It was a colossal citywith a population of about 6,75,000.\tOver the 19th century London continued to expand its population multiplied pourfoldin the 70 years between 1810 and 1860,increasing from 1 million to about 4 million.\tThe city of London was a powerful magnet for migrant populations, even though it did not have large factories.\tThe 19thcentury London was a cityof clerks and shopkeepers of small masters and skilled artisans of a growing number of semi skilled amd sweated out workers of soldiers amd servants of casual labourers, street sellers and beggars.\tDuring the First World War (1914-1918) Londaon began manufacturing motor cars and eletrical goods and the number of large factories increased until they accounted for nearly one-third of all jobs in the city. | |