History A-Level
Post-war consensus
What Post-war consensus means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Post-war consensus
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The Conservatives had reorganised to accept the post-war consensus, including the NHS.
Topics that use Post-war consensus
- 2M Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition, 1906–1957 – The People's War and Peace, 1939–1951 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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