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what were the main features of Atlees enduring legacy? (6)
-welfare state
-nationalisatiom of key industries
-post war conses
-nato and alliance with usa
-indian independance
-nuclear power
what was the welfare state consisted of? (6acts)
the acts passed by the labour governmant:
-national insurance act: provide insurance against unemployment, sickness
-national assistance act: dealt with poverty
-industrial injuries act: covers for accidants in workplace
-national health service act: whole popularion free wealthfare
-education act (butler act1944): provide compolsury feee education in tripartite secondary eduxatiom system
-family allowances act(1945): peovide weekly payment of five shillings for additional child
based upon the beveridge report, 1942
what did bevarage report state (1942)?
-want: ended by national insurance
-disease: ended by comprehensive health service
-ignorance: ended by effective education system
-squalor: ended by slum clearance & rehousing
-idleness: ended by full employment
what key indistries were nationalised?
- coal, civil aviation, cable, wirless banking (1946)
- road transport, electricity services (1947)
- gas (1948)
- iron and steel (1949)
what is compromised in the post war conses ?
Conservatives:
-privitised steel and road haulage industries
-commitred themselves to full employment
-were much less hostilw to welfare state
-continued harmonious relationship with teade union
-1951 conservatives majority slender, not strong leadership
what was the legacy involving Nato and alliance with USA?
-governmant borrowee $6000 fron USA and canada
LEGACY
[ britan to pay in dollars (pound weak) == pound was de-valued, reduce exchange rate from $4.03 to $2.80 /30% fall
-britain enter korean war to redist communist north korea expansion
-Marshal paln: provide dollars to country willing to recieve them, return for granting trade concessions to USA
LEGACY
[fixed payment problems, europe recieve $15 billion]
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being big five member of united nations security council. and north atlantic treaty organisation
what was nato?
defence in alliance formed as a safe guard against soviet expansion into west europe
what was the indian independance?
-(1947)
-no longer controlling india out of moral and knowledge
-agreed by hindu congress and muslim lesaage. so split into india ( hindu) and pakistan (muslim)
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began procces of decolonisation
how did atlees create an legacy in nuclear power
agreed with USA to increase spending on defence from £2.3 billion to £4.7 billion
-further finace brought in 1947 when developing independant nuclear deterrent.
(becoming nuclear power)