Inspector Calls - Context

Question 1

bright young thing

Answer 1

a young member of high society in the 1920s and 1930s who was ambitious, fashionable, and infamous for outrageous behaviour

Question 2

capitalism

Answer 2

an economic system where trade and industry are owned privately, rather than by the state, where the goal is to make and increase profits

Question 3

conservative party

Answer 3

the main centre-right political party in the UK, promoting private property and business and the preservation of traditional institutions who were in power during WWII but lost to Labour Party in 1945

Question 4

cycle of poverty

Answer 4

once an individual falls in poverty, it is impossible to get out of it unless there is outside intervention, because they lack the necessary means such as money or education

Question 5

disenfranchisement

Answer 5

not having the right to vote

Question 6

generational divide

Answer 6

the perceived difference in opinions and views between people of different ages, typically as a result of different life experiences and circumstances

Question 7

hierarchy

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when members of a society are ranked according tot heir status and wealth, with the wealthy having more power than the poor

Question 8

industrial revolution

Answer 8

the change from manual to automatic production in manufacturing due to new technologies and processes, leading to a large increase in urban populations. It started in the late 18th century and continued throughout the 19th century

Question 9

labour party

Answer 9

the main centre-left political party in the UK, promoting workers’ rights and social justice, who won in a landslide victory in the 1945 election

Question 10

laissez-faire government

Answer 10

an economic system where the government doesn’t interfere in economic affairs but should keep law and order, protecting and individuals rights

Question 11

liberal party

Answer 11

the main central political part in the UK in the 19th and 20th centuries, supporting the laissez-faire government and free trade, in power in 1912

Question 12

patriarchy

Answer 12

a form of government or society where power is given to and possessed by men, but kept from women

Question 13

social class

Answer 13

a way to divide society into groups though social status and wealth, often where those in each group are assumed to possess certain characteristics

Question 14

socialism

Answer 14

an economic system where the means of production, distribution and trade are owned and regulated by the whole community, where the goal is to ensure equal distribution, and trade are owned and regulated by the whole community, where the goal is to ensure equal distribution of goods and a fairer society

Question 15

suffragette movement

Answer 15

the movement by women to earn the right to vote in public elections during the late 18th century and early 19th century

Question 16

the elite

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the richest, most powerful, most successful group in society

Question 17

the great depression

Answer 17

a severe, worldwide economic downturn that lasted from 1929-1939, causing poverty and a large drop in standards of living

Question 18

welfare state

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a system of government where the sate protects and promotes individuals’ social and economic wellbeing, following the principle that the public have a responsibility to those who cannot provide for themselves

Question 19

women’s suffrage

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the right of women to vote, gained in 1918 for when who owned property over the age of 30

Question 20

world war I

Answer 20

the global war between the Triple Entente (France, Russia, and Britain) and the Tripe Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy) from 1914-1918

Question 21

world war II

Answer 21

the global war between the Allies( France, Poland, UK) and the Axis (Germany, Japan, Italy), stared by the Allies to stop the fascism and aggression promoted by Nazi Germany, from 1939 to 1945