History A-Level
ban on factions
What ban on factions means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of ban on factions
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A 1921 measure that outlawed organised opposition within the party, strengthening central control and accompanying the New Economic Policy.
Topics that use ban on factions
- Defending the Bolshevik revolution, October 1917–24 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Cheka
- Constituent Assembly
- Geography and logistics
- Leadership and organisation
- New Economic Policy
- Opposition and resistance
- Red Terror
- state capitalism
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