History GCSE
The welfare state
What The welfare state means in History GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of The welfare state
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Part of the increased role of the state from 1945 to c.1980, expanding what government did and how far it reached into people's lives.
Topics that use The welfare state
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- Devolution and the territorial constitution
- Nationalisation and public services
- Organised labour and political parties
- Parliamentary reform
- Prime Ministerial authority
- State control in wartime
- Trade union power and the state
- Parliament, government and the people
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