The new prime minister of Great Britain immediately after World War II, Clement Atlee,
A. included two Communist members in his cabinet.
B. was a leftist revolutionary, whom the king removed two months after he took office.
C. favored abolition of all private banks in the country.
D. established the welfare state in Britain.
E. blocked parliamentary consideration of a National Health Insurance Act.
Answer: D
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