The Welfare State

When was 'The Beveridge Report' written?

• 1942

• 1943

• 1944

The Beveridge Report said that people had the right to be free of the 'five giants' that could ruin their lives. Which answer below is NOT one of the 'five giants'?

• disease

• want (need)

• ignorance

• guilt

• idleness

When was the National Health service created?

• 1948

• 1949

• 1950

Who opposed the National Health Service?

• The government

• The doctors

• The politicians

The Welfare State promised an NHS, free education, benefits, employment and what else?

• higher wages

• disease

• improved housing

• improved transport

Which was passed first?

• New Towns Act

• Education Act

• National Insurance Act

• National Health Service Act

The exam which decided which school you went to was the __ ____.

(a)  

Which of the following did the brightest pupils attend?

• Technical schools

• Secondary Modern schools

• Grammar schools

The Family Allowance Act gave families what?

• pensions

• unemployment benefit

• child benefit

• sick pay

The temporary homes built at the end of WWII were known as (a)   .