II. Read the sentences below and for each question indicate the correct answer A, B, C or D.

1. In the 20 years following World War II Britain

A was involved in a depression.

B experienced a period of economic prosperity.

C experienced a period of unemployment.

D spent money on new submarines.

2. The British consumers were encouraged to

A spend money on new products for themselves and their homes.

B save as much money as possible.

C build their own homes.

D emigrate to the colonies.

3. The word teenager was used to indicate

A pop groups of the 1960s.

B people who designed modern clothes.

C young men who bought their first car.

D young people with new ideas and their own money.

4. In the 1960s Britain went into debt because

A it bought more from abroad than it sold.

B it was no longer a world power.

C it did not join the European Economic Community.

D its politicians were old fashioned.

5. What happened when the balance of power in the world changed?

A Britain became the third superpower.

B Britain joined the European Economic Community in 1957.

C Britain went into political and economic decline.

D British workers went on strike.

6. What was blamed for Britain’s economic decline of the 1970s?

A The revolutionary methods employed by the management of industry.

B The trade union strikes which contributed to an economic boom.

C Britain becoming a member of the EEC in 1973.

D The government’s economic policies.

7. In 1979 the economic situation was getting worse

A but everyone had a job.

B and Britain owed a lot of money.

C but prices had stopped rising.

D but there were fewer strikes.

8. At the general election of 1979

A the Conservative Party won and Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister.

B the Labour Party won and Tony Blair became Prime Minister.

C the Conservative Party won and John Major became Prime Minister.

D the Labour Party lost and elected Tony Blair as its leader.

9. Margaret Thatcher denationalized industry and fought successfully against

A the telecommunications industry.

B British Airways.

C British Aerospace.

D the trade unions.

10. In Thatcher’s opinion, what was the answer to Britain’s problems?

A The improvement of social policies.

B The nationalization of the country’s industries.

C People taking control of their own lives.

D The ‘cradle to the grave’ philosophy of the Welfare State.

11. Despite a growing economic recession and unpopular new taxes

A Margaret Thatcher was re-elected as Prime Minister in 1992.

B The Conservative Party won the general elections of 1992.

C Margaret Thatcher became more and more popular.

D The Conservative Party re-elected and Margaret Thatcher as its leader in 1990.

12. Optical art makes use of

A coloured glass.

B geometric patterns.

C bright colours.

D patriotic symbols.

13. Ken Loach’s film Riff-Raff follows

A a group of workers as they get rich quickly.

B a group of workers who play hard and work hard.

C a group of workers as they struggle to survive.

D a group of workers fighting against trade union power.

14. Today, London has become well-known for

A innovation in architecture.

B resistance to change.

C innovation in politics and government.

D conservation of historical buildings.

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