History A-Level
Economic depression and agriculture
What Economic depression and agriculture means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Economic depression and agriculture
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A prolonged period of falling prices and economic difficulty from the mid-1870s, with cumulative effects on agriculture.
Topics that use Economic depression and agriculture
- Paper 3, Option 36.2: Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923 - 4 The Irish land issue, 1870–82 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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