History A-Level
Balbo
What Balbo means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Balbo
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A Piedmontese conservative who argued for a federation led by Piedmont and Charles Albert, offering a moderate alternative to revolution.
Topics that use Balbo
- Paper 2, Option 2D.1: The unification of Italy, c1830–70 - 1 Challenges to the restored order and the failure of revolution, c1830–49 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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