History A-Level
Congress
What Congress means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Congress
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The main nationalist voice, which boycotted the First Conference during civil disobedience and whose Gandhi claimed sole representation at the Second.
Topics that use Congress
- Consultation and confrontation, 1930–42 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Alternative routes to independence
- Congress–League divergence
- Electoral politics and outcomes
- Nationalist divisions and attitudes to British rule
- Partial constitutional reform
- Party reorganisation and revival
- Round Table Conferences
- Situation in Britain
Using Congress in the exam
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