The widespread unemployment and pressure placed on public relief in Europe in the mid-nineteenth century resulted in what has been labeled the:

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The option "Hungry Forties" is the most accurate and commonly used term to describe the period of widespread unemployment, poverty, and reliance on public relief in Europe during the mid-nineteenth century. The term specifically refers to the 1840s, but similar conditions persisted through the 1850s and beyond.

The Widespread Unemployment and Pressure Placed on Public Relief in Europe