International Literature

The Labour Party in Britain took control in 1946 and introduced social welfare programs, including national health care.

• True

• False

The Irish Republican Army (IRA) sought to keep Northern Ireland united with Britain.

• True

• False

The dismantling of the British Empire was partly caused by Britain's need to cut expenses abroad.

• True

• False

Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for life in 1964 but was released in 1990 under President F. W. de Klerk.

• True

• False

The apartheid system in South Africa was established to promote racial equality among citizens.

• True

• False

Britain joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1949.

• True

• False

Britain became a member of the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1973.

• True

• False

The EEC later developed into what became known as the European Union (EU) in 1993.

• True

• False

During the 1960s, youth rebellion and media “permissiveness” caused anxiety among conservative Britons.

• True

• False

Philip Larkin's poem “Going, Going” expresses nostalgia for Britain's rural traditions.

• True

• False