History A-Level
Mass production and consumerism
What Mass production and consumerism means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Mass production and consumerism
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Production expanded massively, with new machinery and assembly-line techniques introduced and the workforce growing.
Topics that use Mass production and consumerism
- Paper 3, Option 34.1: Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society - 5 Herbert Austin: creating and adapting to market forces, 1905–28 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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