History A-Level
Coalition government
What Coalition government means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Coalition government
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Wartime unity necessitated Asquith's 1915 coalition, which fractured the Liberal Party following the 1916 crisis that elevated Lloyd George.
Topics that use Coalition government
- 1G Challenge and transformation: Britain, c1851–1964 – The Great War and its impact, 1914–1939 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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