History A-Level
Grassroots mobilisation
What Grassroots mobilisation means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Grassroots mobilisation
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Participation by ordinary citizens in shaping opposition, which was crucial in radicalising the broader colonial populace.
Topics that use Grassroots mobilisation
Related terms
- Colonial unity
- Escalation of conflict
- Ideological resistance
- Imperial control
- Imperial retaliation
- Internal colonial divisions
- Political leadership
- Political organisation
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