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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