Why Time Of AIC is So Important

Question 1

When is AIC set

Answer 1

AIC is set in britan in spring 1912 two years before ww1

Question 2

What happened in 1912

Answer 2

Inequality class system
Miners strike
Titanic

Question 3

What was the reality of britan in 1912

Answer 3

Only men who owened property could vote
Women were expected to marry have kids stay at home and clean
Industry was blooming
Life expectancy was short

Question 4

What was the ride of the labour party

Answer 4

In 1900 the labour party formed to represent working class. In 1912 over a million workers across Britain campaigned for fair wages known as the miner strike

Question 5

List key events years 1912-1945

Answer 5

1914-1918 ww1
1928- all men and women over the age of 21 could vote
1930s- the great depression
1939-1945- ww2

Question 6

1945

Answer 6

Ww2 affects
Classes were working together
Women had taken over mens jobs and proved gender roles mean nothing

Question 7

Why set the play in 1912 rather than 1945

Answer 7

Allowed a way to reflect and remind the audience of what could be