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The big picture

The big picture

Timeline of Britain from 1951 to 1979 with rows for politics and economy, society and culture, and foreign relations

Britain from 1951 to 1979 is usually studied as a journey from post-war confidence to late-1970s crisis. A useful thread through the whole period is the post-war consensus, the broad agreement that governments should keep the welfare state, a mixed economy and high employment.

Building a new Britain, 1951–1979 Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /History
  3. /Building a new Britain, 1951–1979

Step-by-step lessons on AQA A Level History Building a new Britain, 1951–1979. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build a secure grasp of the outline narrative for your breadth and depth periods first, since the source-evaluation and historical-interpretations questions that carry a large share of the marks depend on that contextual knowledge.

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