The welfare state Flashcards
Which party won the 1945 elections?
Labour
Who became Prime Minister in 1945?
Clement Attlee
What did Labour promise to introduce as part of their manifesto for the 1945 campaign?
Welfare state as outlined in the Beveridge Report
Which report was Labour’s welfare state plan based on?
The Beveridge Report
When was the National Health Service (NHS) established?
1948
Which Health Minister led the establishment of the NHS?
Aneurin (Nye) Bevan
What does the NHS guarantee?
A minimum standard of health for all
Free at the point of use
As well as the NHS, what else was introduced as an element of welfare?
Social Security
What was the mission statement of Social Security when it was introduced?
Protect the population from cradle to the grave
Under which post-war government were a number of services nationalised?
Labour - Clement Attlee
What services did Clement Attlee’s government nationalise?
Railways Coal mines Gaz Water Electricity
What was Sri Lanka previously known as?
Ceylon
What year were India, Pakistan and Ceylon given indendence?
1947
How many countries were granted independence in 1947?
9
Over what period were former colonies granted self-government/independence?
1947-1967
Over 20 years
True of Fales: The UK developed its own atomic bomb?
True
True or False: The UK joined NATO after 1945
True
It joined in 1949
What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
What is NATO?
An alliance of nations set-up to resist invasion by the Soviet Union and its allies
Which party was in power between 1951 and 1964?
Conservative
Who was Prime Minister from 1957 to 1963?
Harold Macmillan
Which speech is Harold Macmillan famous for?
The “wind of change” speech
What was Harold Macmillan’s “wind of change” speech about?
Decolonisation
Independence for countries of the Empire
