Why was england insecure about its position in the world near the end of thr 19th century

England was insecure because the workhouses were built were children used to be treated harshly.At the end of the 19th century there were many slums built were lack of clean water.piles of rotting rubbish were source of diseases and crimes and robberies were often common at the end of the 19th century.

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