History A-Level
Exile and internal resistance
What Exile and internal resistance means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Exile and internal resistance
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Leaders were imprisoned or exiled and internal structures disrupted, yet underground networks were revived and communication established between exiled leaders and internal operatives.
Topics that use Exile and internal resistance
- Redefining resistance and challenges to National Party power, 1968–83 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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- Economic constraints
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- Isolation of the apartheid regime
- Leadership and organisation
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- Resistance and repression
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