History A-Level
Economic hardship
What Economic hardship means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Economic hardship
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Systemic inequality, combined with subsistence crises such as the devastating winter of 1709, fuelled widespread discontent.
Topics that use Economic hardship
- 2F The Sun King: Louis XIV, France and Europe, 1643– 1715 (A-level only) – Challenges at home, 1685–1715 (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Absolutism and centralisation
- Economic stagnation and crisis
- Popular rebellion
- Social inequality
- State administration and expedients
- Taxation and social inequality
- The financial burden of warfare
- The role of women in power
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