The short answer to source questions asking if you are surprised by one source in the light of another source should always be ‘no, not really’. These questions give two apparently differing accounts or interpretations of an event and require you to demonstrate your understanding of the context of the sources using your own knowledge. If you find yourself surprised by the differences between two contrasting sources you are only looking at surface differences rather than applying your own knowledge to help you interpret the purpose, typicality or reliability of the sources in question.
For many people, the 1950s were a golden age. ‘Let’s be frank about it,’ declared Harold Macmillan in July 1957: ‘most of our people have never had it so good.’
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