Economic prosperity and inequality
What Economic prosperity and inequality means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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Economic growth was uneven, with inflation and balance of payments crises, and poverty persisted, so some benefited from rising living standards while others faced unemployment and poor housing.
The post-war boom masked underlying poverty and regional inequalities, disproportionately benefiting white, middle-class Americans while leaving many minorities in poverty.
Topics that use Economic prosperity and inequality
- 1K The making of a Superpower: USA, 1865–1975 – The Superpower, 1945–1975 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- Paper 3, Option 39.2: Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004 - 3 Media in the sixties: satire image and social change (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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