History A-Level
National Efficiency
What National Efficiency means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of National Efficiency
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Reference: AQA
A movement triggered by the Boer War's exposure of poor recruit health, driving reforms to improve the British race and maintain global dominance.
Topics that use National Efficiency
- 1J The British Empire, c1857–1967 – Imperial consolidation and Liberal rule, c1890–1914 (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Colonial Administration and Reform
- Direct versus Indirect Rule
- Formal versus Informal Empire
- Free trade
- Ideology and propaganda
- Imperial consolidation
- Imperial overstretch and vulnerability
- Indigenous resistance and suppression
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