History A-Level
Global warfare and foreign intervention
What Global warfare and foreign intervention means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Global warfare and foreign intervention
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
French entry in 1778 and Spanish entry in 1779 turned a colonial rebellion into a global war, forcing Britain to divide its forces.
Topics that use Global warfare and foreign intervention
- Paper 3, Option 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914 - 1 The loss of the American colonies, 1770–83 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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