Extra-parliamentary opposition
What Extra-parliamentary opposition means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Pressure for change from diverse movements outside Parliament, such as Chartism, Irish radicalism, the Anti-Poor Law League and the Anti-Corn Law League.
A broad, mostly peaceful movement that grew in the FRG when citizens felt the 1966 Grand Coalition lacked democratic accountability.
Charles was coerced by mob pressure from the London crowd and feared for his family's safety.
Topics that use Extra-parliamentary opposition
- 1F Industrialisation and the people: Britain, c1783–1885 – Political change and social reform, 1832-1846 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- 1L The quest for political stability: Germany, 1871–1991 – Division to unity: the Federal Republic of Germany, 1949–1991 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- 2E The English Revolution, 1625–1660 – The crisis of Parliament and the outbreak of the First Civil War, 1640–1642 (AQA A-Level)
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