London Docklands History for GCSE

The Docks in the Twentieth Century
Worksheet 5

1a. Give three examples of dock-related industries.

b. What do you think would happen to these industries if the docks closed?

2. Why were other industries attracted to Docklands?

3. What does Source E tell us about the sorts of industries that were attracted to West Ham?

4a. How does Map C support Source D in telling us why West Ham was a good area for large-scale industries of the sort mentioned in Source E?

b. What extra information does Source D give us about why it would be a good place to set up a new industrial works?


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