History A-Level
National security and secrecy
What National security and secrecy means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of National security and secrecy
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Read the wording for your board, then hide it and explain National security and secrecy in your own words. Rough notes are fine. This is a self-check, with no mark or grade.
Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Reportage on issues of national security was subject to attempts at control, with D-notices being advisory requests to editors rather than statute law.
Topics that use National security and secrecy
- Paper 3, Option 39.2: Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004 - 4 The Thatcher governments and the media, 1979–90 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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Using National security and secrecy in the exam
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