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Question 1

Written and set in…?

Answer 1

Written 1945
Set in 1912
WW1 was 1914

Question 2

1912 strikes

Answer 2

• Bad working conditions
• Working class families lived in slums and had no access to clean water
• National coal strike of 1912 - coal miners
• 1912 strikes lasted 4 weeks and secured the minimum wage. Marked the start of change in Britain

Question 3

Working class

Answer 3

• Boredom and frustrations because everything was repetitive
• Work-life average hours per week 56 hours

Question 4

Gender roles

Answer 4

• Women were housewives and were expected to be well-educated to look good for their husbands
• Men were the main income of family and worked
• Children left school at 13