Nationalism and self-determination
What Nationalism and self-determination means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Suppressed nationalist ambitions unleashed by the disintegration of the multi-ethnic Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires, with groups demanding self-determination and creating a chaotic vacuum.
The development of nationalist movements demanding self-determination challenged imperial rule across the Empire between 1914 and 1947.
Topics that use Nationalism and self-determination
- 1J The British Empire, c1857–1967 – Imperialism challenged, 1914–1947 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- 2K International Relations and Global Conflict, c1890–1941 (A-level only) – Second World War, 1917–1941 The end of the First World War and the peace settlement, 1917–1923 (AQA A-Level)
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