History A-Level
Finance
What Finance means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Finance
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Involved taxation, bonds, consols and war loans, which together provided the money for warfare between 1790 and 1918.
Topics that use Finance
- Paper 3, Option 35.2: The British experience of warfare, c1790–1918 - 2 Changes in weaponry and the role of the people (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Civilian roles
- Home front
- Impact of new weapons on tactics
- Role of science and technology in warfare
- Effectiveness and limitations of innovations
- Industrialisation and weapon production
Using Finance in the exam
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