History A-Level
Class Struggle
What Class Struggle means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Class Struggle
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Violent attacks on landlords during 'speak bitterness' meetings led to their execution, destroying the traditional rural elite.
Topics that use Class Struggle
- 2P The Transformation of China, 1936–1997 – Communist victory and the consolidation of Mao's rule, 1946–1952 (AQA A-Level)
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- Ideological indoctrination
- Military strategy and conflict
- Political authority and legitimacy
- Regionalism and national unification
- Socio-economic transformation
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