The record years and the welfare state
20 questions · Intermediate
Based on UHR’s study material about Sweden (Sverige i fokus). The material may contain value judgments and is not necessarily entirely neutral.
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How to answer
Choose the right answer about Sweden in the postwar record years.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the long period of strong growth in Sweden after World War II called? | The record years |
| What was unemployment like during the record years? | Very low |
| Between which years did the Social Democrats mostly govern on their own? | 1945 to 1976 |
| How long a working week did workers get the right to? | 40 hours |
| How many weeks of paid vacation did workers get the right to? | Five weeks |
| Which support for families with children was part of the improved social safety net? | Child benefit |
| From which of these countries did many people come to work in Sweden during the record years? | Yugoslavia |
| Having been a country of emigration in the 1800s, what did Sweden become in the record years? | A country of immigration |
| What caused a housing shortage in the cities during the record years? | Rapid migration to the cities |
| What was the state's 1960s housing construction drive called? | The Million Program |
| How many homes was the Million Program meant to build? | One million |
| Over how many years were the Million Program homes to be built? | Ten years |
| Where were the Million Program's new housing areas built? | In the suburbs |
| What was expanded so that more women could work outside the home? | Day care for children |
| What happened to the pay gap between men and women during the record years? | It shrank |
| What did many young people campaign for in the 1960s? | Peace, environment and solidarity |
| What is the 1960s change called when people began addressing each other as du? | The du reform |
| When did the TV set arrive and change how people got news? | In the early 1960s |
| Where did many begin to fly on vacation as holidays grew longer in the record years? | To southern Europe |
| Which day of the week became a day off when the working week became 40 hours? | Saturday |
Sources
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