monsters and maniacs term 3

jack the ripper

how did the steam engine shape the indistrial revolution?

replaced human, animal, and water power with a reliable machine could be operated anywhere

how did the spinning jenny shape the industrial revolution?

It made making yarn much faster and cheaper. It replaced slow hand-spinning and helped start the modern textile industry.

how did the telegraph shape the industrial revolution?

it allowed long-distance communication to take minutes instead of weeks.

when was the industrial revolution?

1760-1840

what was the industrial revolution?

a major historical period when societies shifted from basic farming and hand-made goods to large-scale machine manufacturing and factory production

What type of factory work was common for people living in industrial cities in England at the time?

textile manufacturing

list 4 tactics the police attempted to catch the ripper

blood hounds, silent boots, crossdressing, optography

define ‘misogyny’

deep hatred or prejudice against women

define ‘Homicidal tendencies’

a psychological urge to kill another humam

define ‘bobby’

a police officer

define ‘smog’

A thick type of air pollution consisting of a mixture of smoke and fog.

define ‘pea souper’

very thick, yellowish, or greenish fog caused by air pollution and coal smoke

define ‘alibi’

A claim, piece of evidence, or defense showing that a person was somewhere else when a crime was committed.

how did the ripper get his nickname?

there was a letter sent to a news agency presumbly by the murderer, signed ‘jack the ripper’. before this, he was known as the ‘white chapel murderer’

why do u think aaron kosmiski was the ripper?

witnesses and police reports placed him near the location of the murders, his behavior was erratic and he hated women, and modern forensic claims found sperm on a victim’s shawl tied back to his family name.

What types of historical sources do historians use to investigate the Jack the Ripper case?

primary sources (from hell letter) and secondary sources (modern forensics)

why were the victims of Jack the Ripper often among the poorest people in society?

he only went for female prositutes, and all of these prositutes had only turned to that career due to having their husbands die and not having money

How did newspapers influence public fear and interest in the Jack the Ripper murders?

they made the murders a massive public sensation by using dramatic headlines, vivid details, and daily updates that spread fear and fascination across Victorian society

Do you think the Jack the Ripper case tells us more about crime or about social conditions in Victorian London? Explain your answer.

It tells us more about Victorian social conditions than crime. The case exposed the extreme poverty and danger faced by vulnerable East End women, while proving 1888 policing lacked the basic forensics needed to solve it.