British History - A Level Review Questions and Detailed Answers

Who was the Prime Minister ? Clement Attlee What were Attlee's main goals? enforce socialism, tax the rich to fund government projects to help all citizens. what was the beverage report 1942? Post war consensus agreed by labour that was applicable in Britain until destroyed by Thatcher. What were labour's main focus points between 1945 and 1951? - reduce unemployment - decrease homelessness - rebuild the economy - keep the peace Why did unemployment increase after the war? women had to give men their jobs back, men lost jobs when factories were retooled. which pre-war event caused a global economic crisis? 1929 Wall street crash - caused the great depression what was nationalisation? where the government owned the commanding heights (important companies) so they could give out jobs. e.g. coal, steel and trains what health issues were prominent after the war? malnutrition - a result of poverty and rationing when and why was the NHS introduced? 1948 - to increase the population after the war/ people couldn't afford medication and there was serious malnutrition after the war/people kept dying. who was the minister for health in 1948 (therefore head of the NHS) Aneurin Bevan what did the labour government promise to do about the housing crisis in 1945? promised to build pre-fab houses why did the labour government of 1945 not successfully fix the housing crisis? they were built by the government, therefore no money was involved; builders were not motivated to work and therefore didn't build them quickly enough.