Social Studies Final Revision (Reading Comprehension)

Nationalism is the idea that a country should unite with other countries and depend
on them.

• True

• False

Thatcher’s policy was to sell state-controlled industries to private companies.

• True

• False

Privatization helped improve the quality of industries such as water
and gas supply.

• True

• False

Trade unions represented and protected workers in different Industries.

• True

• False

To protest against changes made by Thatcher’s government, workers
went on strike.

• True

• False

As a result of the strikes, more power was given to the trade unions.

• True

• False

During this time, the UK government owned many houses which they rented to
citizens.

• True

• False

These government-owned houses were sold to the people who lived there at low
prices.

• True

• False