History A-Level
Commonwealth Preference
What Commonwealth Preference means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Commonwealth Preference
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Reference: AQA
A trade system through which economic links persisted after decolonisation.
Topics that use Commonwealth Preference
Related terms
- Colonial administration
- Colonial violence and counter-insurgency
- Decolonisation
- Economic decline and imperial overstretch
- Nationalism
- Nationalism and anti-colonial resistance
- Nationalism and independence
- Post-war reconstruction
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