The foundations of ____was laid in the late 1940s, providing fre

The foundations of ____was laid in the late 1940s, providing free medical care for everyone and financial help for the old, the sick and the unemployed.
A、the welfare state
B、the National Health Service
C、the compulsory education
D、the Bank of England
【正确答案】：A
【题目解析】：根据课本P133，The foundations of the welfare state was laid during these years, providing free medical care for everyone and financial  help for the old, the sick and the unemployed可知，福利国家的建立给每个人提供了医疗护理，以及为老人，病人和失业群体提供了财政帮助。