History A-Level
Famine, shortage and rationing
What Famine, shortage and rationing means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Famine, shortage and rationing
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Human consequences of shortfalls, including the 1932–33 famine, which should be distinguished from later shortages in causes and scale.
Topics that use Famine, shortage and rationing
- Paper 3, Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991 - 2 Agriculture and productivity: meeting the country's needs? (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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