History A-Level
Industrial change and its human consequences
What Industrial change and its human consequences means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Industry altered through slump, new sectors and rationalisation in 1918–39, with consequences for workers including unemployment, wage cuts and union membership.
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- A changing political and economic environment, 1918–79 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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