History A-Level
Centralisation and the weakening of federal structures
What Centralisation and the weakening of federal structures means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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The Länderkammer's role was weak, it lost relevance when the Länder were replaced by districts in 1952, and it was formally abolished in 1958.
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