History A-Level

Deterrence

What Deterrence means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.

Definition of Deterrence

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The British policy that replaced appeasement after Hitler's occupation of the rest of Czechoslovakia, guaranteeing Poland's borders.

AQA · 2K International Relations and Global Conflict, c1890–1941 (A-level only) – The coming of war, 1935–1941 (study guide)

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2K International Relations and Global Conflict, c1890–1941 (A-level only) – The coming of war, 1935–1941 (AQA A-Level)

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