History A-Level
Mobilisation
What Mobilisation means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Mobilisation
Exam boards and our study guides word this term in slightly different ways. Learn the version your board uses.
Check what you remember
Read the wording for your board, then hide it and explain Mobilisation in your own words. Rough notes are fine. This is a self-check, with no mark or grade.
Reference: AQA
The massive wartime transformation of the Soviet economy, including the evacuation of over 1,500 industrial plants eastwards beyond the Urals to sustain production.
The preparation and movement of troops, which in 1914 was seen as tantamount to a declaration of war due to rigid railway timetables.
Topics that use Mobilisation
- 2K International Relations and Global Conflict, c1890–1941 (A-level only) – The coming of war, 1911–1917 (AQA A-Level)
- 2N Revolution and dictatorship: Russia, 1917–1953 – The Great Patriotic War and Stalin’s Dictatorship, 1941–1953 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Alliance Systems
- Blank cheque
- Bombardment of Belgrade
- Cold War
- Diplomacy and treaties
- Economic warfare and trade
- Foreign aid
- Key decision makers
Using Mobilisation in the exam
Check the command word and mark scheme for your exact question. After comparing your explanation with the reference, use the term in an answer on the linked topic. This practice does not predict an exam mark.
Practise History questions
Create a free account to answer exam-style questions on this topic and get feedback on your answers.
Start free
All History A-Level termsA week of Premium from your first lesson · Then the free plan continues · No card, no charge