An Inspector Calls

What is the significance of WW1/2 in AIC

It was caused by a dispute between the elite. It was the first time the classes united, and women did men’s jobs

Why is the titanic significant for AIC

It was said it wouldn’t sink by the rich, and then it did. Most of 1st class were saved and 3rd class mostly died

What government and who was elected after WW2

The labour government with Clement Atlee. It was a time for a new start, with a socialist approach

What government and who was elected after WW2

The labour government with Clement Atlee. It was a time for a new start, with a socialist approach

When do women get a vote, and when and what was the suffragette movement

They got the vote in 1918. The suffragette movement was 1903-1914, with the aim to get women voting rights and oppose traditional feminist stereotypes

What was the significance of communism in Russia

It was the pioneering idea of complete equality, showing a balance between capitalism and communism needed to be achieved

When was NHS and welfare state established. And whats it’s importance

And what is the Beven Report

It was established in 1945, and was the first time that all people had equal access to healthcare.

The Beven Report is the announcement that the government will give money to the poor to support them

What was the ‘Baby Boom’

A period after WW2 when there were lots of newborns, shofting the population demographic

What is socialism/main ideas about it

Prioritising people and workers over pure profit. Production and work should be for the good of the community and country, to help correct the inequality divide

What is capitalism/main ideas about it

Capitalism is a political structure which purely prioritises profit over welfare. It leads to a large wealth gap between classes, and gives power to private businesses, where only the strongest survive.

Priestleys history

Born in 1891 in a lower middle class family. He served in WW1, and was withdrew for injuries. He later studied modern history and political sciences, and became concerned about how social classes effected people’s lives, so fought for equality and change

Purpose of AIC

To forcibly alter the views of the upper class, bringing them down to the reality of the world, and beginning to create sympathy and a sense of responsibility in them through rewriting their morals. He faces them with graphic imagery that forces them to confront the morals embedding within their capitalist views and the impact of them

Eric: She was ______ and a good ________

Pretty, sport

Gerald: ____ and _____ and _______

Young, charming, fresh

Sheila: you mustn’t build up a ______ between us and that girl. If you do, the ______ will only _____ it down

Wall, Inspector, break

Sheila: They’re not _____ labour, they are ______

Cheap, people

Sheila: _____, Isnt it a _____

Mummy, beauty