Give two reasons why the population of London expanded from the middle of the eighteenth century

→ The city of London was a magnet for the migrant populations

due to the job opportunities provided by its dockyards and

industries. By 1750, one out of every nine people of England and

Wales lived in London. So, the population of London kept

expanding through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

→ During the first world war, London began manufacturing

motor cars and electrical goods. This increased the number of

large factories, which in turn increased the number of people

coming to the city in search of work.