History A-Level
Post-war boom
What Post-war boom means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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A sustained period of prosperity marked by full employment, rising wages and increased consumer credit.
A period of unprecedented affluence in the 1950s that drove a surge in consumerism.
Topics that use Post-war boom
- 1G Challenge and transformation: Britain, c1851–1964 – Transformation and change, 1939–1964 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- 2S The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–2007 – The Affluent Society, 1951–1964 (AQA A-Level)
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