History A-Level
Economic hardship and social unrest
What Economic hardship and social unrest means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Economic hardship and social unrest
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Harvest failures raised food prices and reduced demand for manufactured goods, causing unemployment and hunger, while food riots, strikes and demonstrations grew and were often suppressed by troops.
Topics that use Economic hardship and social unrest
- Paper 2, Option 2D.2: The unification of Germany, c1840–71 - 1 Popular pressure and causes of revolution, 1840–48 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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