History A-Level
Social reform and the welfare state
What Social reform and the welfare state means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Social reform and the welfare state
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Labour implemented the Beveridge Report to create the modern welfare state, most notably establishing the National Health Service in 1948.
Topics that use Social reform and the welfare state
- 1G Challenge and transformation: Britain, c1851–1964 – Transformation and change, 1939–1964 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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