AQA AS HISTORY The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–2007 Component 2S Building a new
Britain, 1951–1979 MAY 2023 QP
AS
HISTORY
The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–2007
Component 2S Building a new Britain, 1951–1979
Tuesday 23 May 2023 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have:
• an AQA 16-page answer book.
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is
7041/2S.
• Answer two questions.
In Section A answer Question 01.
In Section B answer either Question 02 or Question 03.
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 50.
• You will be marked on your ability to:
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
Advice
• You are advised to spend about:
– 50 minutes on Section A – 40
minutes on Section B.
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Section A
Answer Question 01.
Source A
From a speech during a debate on the state of the British economy in the House of
Commons, by George Brown, Minister for Economic Affairs, 4 November 1964.
It is clearly apparent to the House and to the country that our first major task as a
government must be to take urgent action to deal with the serious deterioration in our
trading position and to prepare long-term measures to restore the health of the economy.
As early as last year, Conservative ministers tried quite deliberately to mislead the
electorate, presenting them with false information on the strength of our economic
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situation. Happily, the country saw through the half-truths and untruths. We now have to
act decisively to deal with the gigantic economic mess the Conservative Party has left
behind. There will be no more short-term panic measures. We have turned our back on
stop-go.
Source B
From ‘Anatomy of Britain Today’ by Anthony Sampson, 1965. Sampson, a writer and
journalist, interviewed 200 prominent individuals for this bestselling book about changes in
British social attitudes.
Respect for authority is out of fashion. Now nearly everyone likes to think of himself as ‘anti-
Establishment’, an attitude fuelled by television and the satire boom. A new post-war
generation has emerged, more ambitious than their pre-war elders. The increase in the
spending power of young people, together with the unexpected surge in the post-war birth
rate, have contributed to a much bigger and more noticeable gulf between young and old.
These changes of attitude have led to a change of government, the head of which is 5
Harold Wilson, a man of great determination and professionalism, different from any
previous prime minister. In this new social and political climate, few politicians dare
suggest that Britain can survive without major change.
0 1 With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, which
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