Britain since 1945 - Notable people

What did Clement Attlee do?

• Introduced free secondary education in England and Wales

• Created the National Health Service (NHS)

• Wrote a report which provided the basis of the modern welfare state.

• Wrote poetry and read and performed his work.

What did William Beveridge do?

• Introduced free secondary education in England and Wales

• Created the National Health Service (NHS)

• Wrote a report which provided the basis of the modern welfare state.

• Wrote poetry and read and performed his work.

What did R A Butler do?

• Introduced free secondary education in England and Wales

• Created the National Health Service (NHS)

• Wrote a report which provided the basis of the modern welfare state.

• Wrote poetry and read and performed his work.

What did Dylan Thomas do?

• Introduced free secondary education in England and Wales

• Created the National Health Service (NHS)

• Wrote a report which provided the basis of the modern welfare state.

• Wrote poetry and read and performed his work.

Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?

Mary Peters was a Conservative politician in the 1980s in Britain.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which TWO statements about Margaret Thatcher are correct?

• First woman Prime Minister of the UK.

• She only was Prime Minister for four years.

• Her parents were from the aristocracy.

• She trained as a chemist and a lawyer.

Which TWO of the following were written by Roald Dahl?

• Pride and Prejudice

• Great Expectations

• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

• George's Marvellous Medicine