History A-Level
Economic relative decline
What Economic relative decline means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Economic relative decline
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Britain faced the 'Great Depression' in agriculture and increasing foreign competition from Germany and the USA, challenging its previously dominant industrial position.
Topics that use Economic relative decline
- 1F Industrialisation and the people: Britain, c1783–1885 – Economy, society and politics, 1846–1885 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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