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Question 1

what were the main features of Atlees enduring legacy? (6)

Answer 1

-welfare state
-nationalisatiom of key industries
-post war conses
-nato and alliance with usa
-indian independance
-nuclear power

Question 2

what was the welfare state consisted of? (6acts)

Answer 2

the acts passed by the labour governmant:

-national insurance act: provide insurance against unemployment, sickness

-national assistance act: dealt with poverty

-industrial injuries act: covers for accidants in workplace

-national health service act: whole popularion free wealthfare

-education act (butler act1944): provide compolsury feee education in tripartite secondary eduxatiom system

-family allowances act(1945): peovide weekly payment of five shillings for additional child

based upon the beveridge report, 1942

Question 3

what did bevarage report state (1942)?

Answer 3

-want: ended by national insurance

-disease: ended by comprehensive health service

-ignorance: ended by effective education system

-squalor: ended by slum clearance & rehousing

-idleness: ended by full employment

Question 4

what key indistries were nationalised?

Answer 4

• coal, civil aviation, cable, wirless banking (1946)
• road transport, electricity services (1947)
• gas (1948)
• iron and steel (1949)

Question 5

what is compromised in the post war conses ?

Answer 5

Conservatives:
-privitised steel and road haulage industries
-commitred themselves to full employment
-were much less hostilw to welfare state
-continued harmonious relationship with teade union
-1951 conservatives majority slender, not strong leadership

Question 6

what was the legacy involving Nato and alliance with USA?

Answer 6

-governmant borrowee $6000 fron USA and canada
LEGACY
[ britan to pay in dollars (pound weak) == pound was de-valued, reduce exchange rate from $4.03 to $2.80 /30% fall

-britain enter korean war to redist communist north korea expansion

-Marshal paln: provide dollars to country willing to recieve them, return for granting trade concessions to USA
LEGACY
[fixed payment problems, europe recieve $15 billion]

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being big five member of united nations security council. and north atlantic treaty organisation

Question 7

what was nato?

Answer 7

defence in alliance formed as a safe guard against soviet expansion into west europe

Question 8

what was the indian independance?

Answer 8

-(1947)
-no longer controlling india out of moral and knowledge

-agreed by hindu congress and muslim lesaage. so split into india ( hindu) and pakistan (muslim)

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began procces of decolonisation

Question 9

how did atlees create an legacy in nuclear power

Answer 9

agreed with USA to increase spending on defence from £2.3 billion to £4.7 billion

-further finace brought in 1947 when developing independant nuclear deterrent.
(becoming nuclear power)