Economic crisis
What Economic crisis means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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Rising unemployment forced Heath into a 'U-turn', including nationalising Rolls-Royce, while the miners' strikes forced the Three-Day Week.
Land disputes, trade problems and Salem Village's resentment of Salem Town's wealth divided the community.
Topics that use Economic crisis
- 2S The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–2007 – The end of Post-War Consensus, 1970–1979 (AQA A-Level)
- Paper 3, Option 33: The witch craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580–c1750 - 5 Cotton Mather and the Salem witch hunt, 1692–93 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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