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• 346. What type of infection is treated using penicillin?

  • Viral infections
  • Fungal infections
  • Bacterial infections
  • Parasitic infections

• 347. Which British Prime Minister gave the famous 'Wind of Change' speech about decolonisation?

  • Clement Attlee
  • Winston Churchill
  • Margaret Thatcher
  • Harold Macmillan

• 348. What was the name of the famous speech given by PM Harold Macmillan about decolonisation?

  • End of Empire speech
  • Nothing to offer but blood speech
  • House of Commons speech
  • Wind of Change Speech

• 349. What were the FIVE major social problems that William Beveridge aimed to address in his 1942 report?

  • Hunger, Disease, Discontent, Poverty, Crime
  • Want, Disease, Ignorance, Squalor, and Idleness
  • Health, Unemployment, Inequality, Education, and Poverty
  • War, Inflation, Famine, Poverty, and Unemployment

• 350. Who was the British Prime Minister when major industries were nationalised and the NHS was created?

  • Harold Macmillan
  • Clement Attlee
  • Edward Heath
  • Winston Churchill

• 351. In which year was the National Health Service (NHS) established in the UK?

  • 1945
  • 1950
  • 1948
  • 1955

• 352. Who led the establishment of the National Health Service (NHS) in 1948?

  • Clement Attlee
  • Aneurin (Nye) Bevan
  • Harold Macmillan
  • Winston Churchill

• 353. What major health reform, providing free healthcare at the point of use, was introduced in 1948?

  • The Welfare State
  • The NHS
  • National Insurance
  • Social Security

• 354. Who became British Prime Minister in 1945 after the Labour Party won the election?

  • Harold Macmillan
  • Winston Churchill
  • Clement Attlee
  • Tony Blair

• 355. True or False: The UK joined NATO in 1949 to resist the perceived threat of invasion by the Soviet Union?

  • True
  • False

• 356. The Butler Act of 1944 made which type of education free?

  • Primary education
  • Secondary education
  • University education
  • Vocational education

• 357. Who was the famous Welsh poet known for works such as 'Under Milk Wood' and 'Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night'?

  • Thomas Hardy
  • Sir Kingsley Amis
  • Wilfred Owen
  • Dylan Thomas

• 358. What was the title of the poem Dylan Thomas wrote for his dying father in 1952?

  • Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night
  • Under Milk Wood
  • A Child's Christmas in Wales
  • The Hunchback in the Park

• 359. What was the purpose of the recruitment centres set up in the West Indies during the 1950s?

  • To join the police force
  • To work in hospitals
  • To drive buses
  • To teach in schools

• 360. Which industries recruited workers from India and Pakistan during the 1950s?

  • Healthcare and banking
  • Teaching and legal services
  • Textile and engineering
  • Agriculture and shipping