History A-Level
Deindustrialisation and the North-South divide
What Deindustrialisation and the North-South divide means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Deindustrialisation and the North-South divide
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Economic restructuring devastated working-class communities and exacerbated a regional divide between the North and the South.
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