Ideological radicalisation
What Ideological radicalisation means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The RSI's Fascist policies attempted a return to radical 1919 syndicalism, including the Verona Manifesto's anti-Semitic laws and nationalisation.
The outbreak of war in 1939 radicalised the regime, escalating the terror apparatus and accelerating the Holocaust.
The politicisation of youth by the Socialist Education Movement, which prioritised ideology over academic merit.
Topics that use Ideological radicalisation
- 1L The quest for political stability: Germany, 1871–1991 – only) The Nazi experiment, 1929–1949 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- 2L Italy and Fascism, c1900–1945 – Fascist Italy and war, 1940–1945 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- 2P The Transformation of China, 1936–1997 – Reform and Control, 1962–1966 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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