History A-Level
Changing public opinion and responsibility
What Changing public opinion and responsibility means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Changing public opinion and responsibility
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Attitudes shifted from local, laissez-faire suspicion and blaming filth and poverty on individuals towards supporting collective action and acceptance of state intervention.
Topics that use Changing public opinion and responsibility
- Paper 3, Option 34.2: Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939 - 1 The impetus for public health reforms (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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