Economic fluctuations
What Economic fluctuations means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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A period that generally saw agricultural and commercial prosperity, but in which localized depressions occurred due to poor harvests or trade disruptions.
Post-war depression fuelled radicalism, while the 1820s recovery reduced popular unrest.
Topics that use Economic fluctuations
- 1C The Tudors: England, 1485–1603 – Henry VII, 1485–1509 (AQA A-Level)
- 1F Industrialisation and the people: Britain, c1783–1885 – Government and a changing society, 1812–1832 (AQA A-Level)
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- Continuity and change in government
- Crown and nobility
- Diplomacy and treaties
- Dynastic security
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