History A-Level
Democracy and legitimacy
What Democracy and legitimacy means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Democracy and legitimacy
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The attempt to achieve unity through democracy, with the Weimar Republic aiming to unify Germany on popular sovereignty rather than monarchy.
Topics that use Democracy and legitimacy
- Paper 3, Option 37.2: Germany, 1871–1990: united, divided and reunited - 2 The birth of democratic Germany, 1917–19 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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