History A-Level
Causes of the 1848 revolutions
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These political tensions helped create the pressures that led to revolution in 1848.
Topics that use Causes of the 1848 revolutions
- Paper 2, Option 2D.2: The unification of Germany, c1840–71 - 1 Popular pressure and causes of revolution, 1840–48 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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