Economic weakness
What Economic weakness means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Industry was concentrated in Manchuria and coastal cities such as Shanghai, many plants were damaged or idle, and output had fallen far below pre-war levels.
The Spanish Civil War severely depleted military resources, and intervention carried a massive economic cost.
Topics that use Economic weakness
- 2L Italy and Fascism, c1900–1945 – Fascist foreign policies, 1926–1940 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- Establishing communist rule (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Civil war devastation
- Consolidation of Communist control through external conflict
- Democratic centralism
- Diplomatic realignment
- five antis
- Human and economic costs of war
- Infrastructure collapse
- Laogai system
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