History A-Level
Civilian roles
What Civilian roles means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Civilian roles
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Changed from camp followers, who accompanied armies and provided cooking, laundry and nursing, to an organised home front.
Topics that use Civilian roles
- Paper 3, Option 35.2: The British experience of warfare, c1790–1918 - 2 Changes in weaponry and the role of the people (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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