History A-Level
Government intervention and opposition
What Government intervention and opposition means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Government intervention and opposition
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State action such as compulsory vaccination and public health legislation, set against resistance to measures such as birth control advice from religious and medical authorities.
Topics that use Government intervention and opposition
- Paper 3, Option 34.2: Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939 - 2 Changes in public health (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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