Colonial administration
What Colonial administration means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The body whose response dictated the pace and nature of decolonisation, varying from cooperation with nationalists to severe repression.
Administrators who often alienated subjects and catalysed resistance, fatally undermining the empire's legitimacy.
Topics that use Colonial administration
- 1J The British Empire, c1857–1967 – Imperialism challenged, 1914–1947 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- 1J The British Empire, c1857–1967 – The winds of change, 1947–1967 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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