History A-Level
Ideological Division
What Ideological Division means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Ideological Division
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Opposition groups were divided ideologically, for example the Social Democrats split into Bolsheviks and Mensheviks.
Topics that use Ideological Division
- The rule of Nicholas II, 1894–1905 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Autocracy
- Bloody Sunday
- national minorities
- Nationality
- Okhrana
- Radicalism vs Liberalism
- Russo-Japanese War
- St. Petersburg Soviet
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