History A-Level
Industrialisation and weapon production
What Industrialisation and weapon production means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Industrialisation and weapon production
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Industrial capacity, alongside scientific advances and military needs, drove innovation in weaponry from 1790 to 1918.
Topics that use Industrialisation and weapon production
- Paper 3, Option 35.2: The British experience of warfare, c1790–1918 - 2 Changes in weaponry and the role of the people (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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