History A-Level
Government opposition and support
What Government opposition and support means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Government opposition and support
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Attitudes ranged from outright opposition by Asquith to cautious support.
Topics that use Government opposition and support
- Paper 3, Option 36.1: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 - 4 The Women’s Social and Political Union, 1903–14 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Class and regional divisions within the WSPU
- Impact of militancy
- Leadership and strategy
- Militancy and publicity
- Parliamentary failure and the limits of protest
- WSPU
- Extent of support
- Militancy
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