How far did the post-war Labour Government meet the welfare needs of the British people between 1945-1951? When the war ended in 1945‚ the Labour Government‚ led by Clement Atlee‚ were faced with tackling numerous problems that existed in Britain. Their aim was to meet the welfare needs of the British people who‚ during the war‚ got used to support provided by the government. In 1942‚ a Civil Servant and an experienced worker on social welfare named William Beveridge constructed a report which
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Over the years of turmoil and terror during the rise of the Nazis‚ most Jewish people were uncertain of what to do in life-or-death situations. Sometimes‚ resorting to violence was the only option for them because they lost hope. It wasn’t only the Jewish people who were uncertain of this situation‚ it was millions of other people from all around the world. Even today‚ people have a negative attitude towards conflict because they are afraid and confused. However‚ having a positive attitude trying
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How far did the post 1945 welfare state eliminate Beveridge’s ‘five giants?’ From 1937-40‚ Britain was governed by a Conservative government led by Neville Chamberlain (1869-1940). However‚ Chamberlain was forced to resign due to a public and parliamentary lack of confidence in May 1940. Winston Churchill succeeded him as Prime Minister and on May 13 1940 he unveiled the new war cabinet‚ a coalition government of those he regarded as the most energetic and talented people available to him‚ regardless
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AfTo what extent does the affluence of the 1950s account for the Conservative election victories of 1955 and 1959? Hannah van Teutem. The affluence of Britain in the 1950s was a large reason as to why the Conservative Party gained victory in both the 1955 and 1959 election. Nevertheless‚ there were other factors which also had an impact on the success of the party. For example‚ there were the different issues with the weaknesses and the strengths of the Conservative party. Following this‚ there
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How Winston Churchill uses language to engage with his audience In this essay I will be analysing and discussing how Winston Churchill manipulates features and functions of spoken language to achieve specific outcomes in different situations and how speech and interaction patterns vary with his different contexts. In Churchill’s speeches‚ he uses language to create a sense of unity and motivation while subtly adding some words of wisdom and witty phrases. Churchill’s short quotes have a very contrasting
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Winston Churchil The Great Communicator Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill is one of Britain‘s greatest achiver. He was a remarkable politician. He is conidered to be one of the best politicians of his time and ours. He was also a brillant speech writer and perhaps among the greatest puplic speakers in history. He was also an artist. Winston was born on November 30‚ 1874‚ to a British father and an American mother. This was a family of wealth who treated him to a rich lifestyle. His father‚ Lord
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How far do sources G‚ H and I support the view that Attlee was ‘a modest little man with much to be modest about’. Winston Churchill once said of Clement Attlee that he was ‘a modest little man with much to be modest about.’ Contrary to this quote by one of his critics‚ the letter in source G displays Attlee in less than a modest way. Written by Attlee himself‚ it should give a true representation of his character as it was not intended to be published. Therefore he had no need to pretend to be
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Source 1 clear states that Attlee was not an effective leader. However it is ambiguous to whether or not the other 2 sources agree‚ the overall tones of the sources are negative. Source 2 begins with listing Attlee’s public qualities‚ his shyness and timidness. These characteristics immediately relate to source one which describes Atlee as a “small man”. Source 1 gives the impression that Attlee does eventually “restore order” but the tone in which Attlee is described gives a bad view of his
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Conservative Party during Churchill’s time as Prime Minister‚ had lost the election to the Labour Party - surprising‚ because Churchill’s leadership was a major factor in Britain holding off against Nazi Germany. The Labour Party (Lead by Clement Attlee) won the 1945 general election instead of the Conservatives‚ gaining nearly 12 million votes and an additional 239 seats‚ which was a significant increase to the Conservatives
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weakness and incapability of defending its own colonies. The War did not only affect Britain’s prestige as a world power‚ but it also affected its economy‚ and that was the reason why the Labour Party‚ US‚ and a few conservatives like MacMillan‚ and Attlee wonder if it’s in Britain benefit to keep the colonies. After the war‚ Britain was not able to afford all the costs it was paying‚ after it all it was relying heavily on the US‚ Britain was deep in debt. After the fall of France‚ the British had
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