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The NHS and the welfare state

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “The NHS and the welfare state”, from the unit “Post-war Britain: for whom did the United Kingdom become a 'New Jerusalem'?” (Year 9 History) by Oak National Academy.

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12 questions

  1. Why did an increasing amount of people need state support after World War Two (WW2)?
  2. What percentage of children evacuated from Liverpool in 1939 were found to have lice?
  3. Which politician became Prime Minister in 1945?
  4. What is the term for taking privately controlled companies and industries and putting them under government control?
  5. A term in politics for the overwhelming majority of votes for one party in an election is a ___ victory.
  6. What was Labour's manifesto for the 1945 General Election?
  7. How many children were receiving free school meals by 1945?
  8. What is the name for the system of routinely paying money to the government?
  9. What was the aim of introducing National Insurance?
  10. What services could people claim through the NHS?
  11. Who was the Labour minister for health after WW2?
  12. Put the following events in chronological order.

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