History A-Level
Ideology and political aims
What Ideology and political aims means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Ideology and political aims
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Guided by democratic socialist ideology, the government aimed to build a comprehensive welfare state, maintain full employment and create a mixed economy.
Topics that use Ideology and political aims
- 2M Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition, 1906–1957 – The People's War and Peace, 1939–1951 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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