My Dad - Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen

The transcript reflects on the optimistic expectations following the end of a war, where people hoped for a future without wars, poverty, poor housing, or unemployment. However, 40 years later, the reality is starkly different, with advancements in technology being used for warfare, such as inventing spaceships that drop bombs.

What was the general sentiment after the war according to the speaker's father?

• Unemployment would increase.

• There would be more wars.

• People would remain poor.

• There would be no more wars.

What were people hopeful about regarding living conditions after the war?

• There would be more bad houses.

• There would be no more bad houses.

• Houses would become smaller.

• Houses would be more expensive.

What was one of the expectations about employment after the war?

• People would work less.

• There would be no more people out of work.

• Jobs would become scarce.

• There would be more people out of work.

How does the speaker describe the current use of technology?

• To invent spaceships that drop bombs.

• For peaceful purposes.

• To improve living conditions.

• To reduce poverty.

What is the contrast between past hopes and current reality according to the speaker?

• Past hopes were about technology, current reality is about simplicity.

• Past hopes were about peace, current reality is about warfare technology.

• Past hopes were about poverty, current reality is about wealth.

• Past hopes were about war, current reality is about peace.