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During the nineteenth century, Great Britain was at the height of its empire. However, living conditions could range anywhere between squalor and luxury, depending on a person's economic status. The Industrial Revolution built a strong middle class that included factory owners as well as people in the professions. They became the nouveau riche, and in many ways, mimicked the lifestyle that had mainly been reserved for aristocrats. The living conditions for the poor, however, were horrible. First of all, children as young as six, were forced to work long hours in factories. The living conditions of the poor were squalid, forcing them to exist in filth and disease. As a result of the poverty, the crime rate grew.

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