History A-Level
Infrastructure collapse
What Infrastructure collapse means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Infrastructure collapse
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Railways, roads, bridges, ports and telegraph lines had been destroyed or neglected, leaving infrastructure severely disrupted.
Topics that use Infrastructure collapse
- Establishing communist rule (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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