History A-Level
Constituent Assembly
What Constituent Assembly means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Constituent Assembly
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A national parliament elected in November 1917 and dissolved by force by the Bolsheviks in January 1918 after they lost the election, ending hopes of a multi-party parliament.
Topics that use Constituent Assembly
- Defending the Bolshevik revolution, October 1917–24 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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