History A-Level
Economic crisis and unemployment
What Economic crisis and unemployment means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Economic crisis and unemployment
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The slump in agricultural prices in the 1920s hurt farmers, while mass unemployment from 1930 to 32 exposed the fragility of the economy.
Topics that use Economic crisis and unemployment
- Paper 3, Option 37.2: Germany, 1871–1990: united, divided and reunited - 2 Economic change in Germany and West Germany (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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