History B Schools History Project GCSE
State-sponsored violence
What State-sponsored violence means in History B Schools History Project GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of State-sponsored violence
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Violent attacks such as Kristallnacht in November 1938, when Jewish businesses, homes and synagogues were destroyed and thousands of Jewish men were sent to concentration camps.
Topics that use State-sponsored violence
Related terms
- Accommodation
- Civilian morale
- concentration camps
- Consolidation of power
- Dismantling of democracy
- Employment and the economy
- Escalation of persecution
- Gender roles and expectations
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