The Welfare State and NHS Flashcards
1
Q
What report inspired the postwar welfare state?
A
The Beveridge Report (1942).
2
Q
When was the NHS founded?
A
In 1948.
3
Q
What political party implemented the welfare state?
A
The Labour government (Attlee, 1945–1951).
4
Q
What were the “Five Giants” the Beveridge Report aimed to tackle?
A
Want, Disease, Ignorance, Squalor, and Idleness.
5
Q
Name one nationalised industry post-WWII.
A
Coal, steel, railways, gas, or electricity.
