History A-Level
Ideological extremism
What Ideological extremism means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Ideological extremism
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The Federalist revolt saw local leaders in provincial cities rebel against the radicalised, Paris-dominated Jacobin government, intensifying the civil war.
Topics that use Ideological extremism
- 2H France in Revolution, 1774–1815 (A-level only) – The emergence and spread of the Terror, September 1792–1795 (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Centralisation of power
- Centralisation of state power
- External threats vs internal politics
- Factional conflict
- Ideology vs Pragmatism
- Justice and retribution
- Political factionalism and purges
- Political radicalisation
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