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A Long and Illustrious History

After WWII the government took railways, coal mines and utilities into public ownership. This is called what?

ANationalisation
BPrivatisation
CDevolution
DFederalisation

Answer & explanation

The correct answer is Nationalisation.

The post-war government took the railways, coal mines and gas, water and electricity supplies into public ownership (nationalised them).

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