History A-Level
Northern migration (1917–32)
What Northern migration (1917–32) means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Northern migration (1917–32)
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Movement that altered demographics as many sought to escape violence, with social and political as well as economic causes.
Topics that use Northern migration (1917–32)
- The quest for civil rights, 1917–80 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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