Economic Developments

Question 1

What had the Britain’s of 1951 been shaped by?

Answer 1

-the Great Depression 1930s
-world war 2
-the rebuilding of post war Britain

Question 2

What did the political and public opinion in Britain believe

Answer 2

-there should never again be anything like the ‘hungry 30s’ or the war that followed
-the victory in the war + sacrifice that enabled this should lead to fairer Britain on basis of post war consensus