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What were the "five Giant Evils" that the Beveridge Report proposed to fight?
APoverty, crime, unemployment, homelessness and disease
BWant, Disease, Ignorance, Squalor and Idleness ✓
CHunger, War, Injustice, Poverty and Greed
DInequality, Disease, Crime, War and Poverty
Explanation
The Beveridge Report (1942) recommended the government find ways to fight five "Giant Evils": Want (poverty), Disease, Ignorance, Squalor (bad housing) and Idleness (unemployment).
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