History A-Level
Humanitarianism and evangelical influence
What Humanitarianism and evangelical influence means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The Whig response to rapid social change was characterised by utilitarianism and evangelicalism, aiming for efficiency rather than pure humanitarianism.
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- 1F Industrialisation and the people: Britain, c1783–1885 – Political change and social reform, 1832-1846 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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