Background
What war was starting during this time period?
Cold War
Who was the book written by?
George Orwell
What was 1984 based off of?
What is Orwell’s beliefs on caste systems. What is Orwell’s War Experience.
What was one of the things Blair said were the most important in war?
Firewood, Food, Tobacco, Candles, The Enemy
Who is the main character?
Winston Smith
What is one contributing event that happened right before 1948?
What is the Berlin Blockade, Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, or assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
What date was 1984 published
June 8, 1949
Where did Winston work?
The Misery of Truth
What did people think was going to happen to the world in 1948 time area?
Where were the atomic bombs dropped
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What part of Winstons body was smashed while being tortured?
Elbow
Why did Blair Join the Spanish Civil War?
”It seemed the only thing conceivable to do at the time”
Blair joined what militia during the Spanish civil war?
The Socialist Militia
What was the name of the book that Goldstein wrote?
The Theory of Oligarchical Collectivism
Who is Oceania at war with?
What is Eurasia and Eastasia