History A-Level
Agrarian Discontent
What Agrarian Discontent means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Hardship for small farmers caused by mechanisation and overproduction, which increased production but led to falling prices and severe debt.
Topics that use Agrarian Discontent
- 1K The making of a Superpower: USA, 1865–1975 – The Era of Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865–1890 (AQA A-Level)
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