History A-Level
Autocracy versus Democracy
What Autocracy versus Democracy means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Autocracy versus Democracy
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The constitution set the democratic element of universal male suffrage for the Reichstag against the autocratic reality of the Kaiser's powers.
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