Post-War Britain: Welfare and Windrush · 1945 – 1970
The Birth of the NHS and the Welfare State
The 1945 Labour landslide and the implementation of the Beveridge Report.
Key Questions
- 1Why did the British public vote for radical change in 1945?
- 2What were the "Five Giant Evils" that the welfare state aimed to slay?
- 3How did the creation of the NHS change the lives of ordinary people?
National Curriculum Attainment Targets
KS3: History - Challenges for Britain, Europe and the Wider World: 1901-PresentKS3: History - The Welfare State
Year: Year 9
Subject: History
Unit: Post-War Britain: Welfare and Windrush
Period: 1945 – 1970
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