History A-Level
Party political rivalry
What Party political rivalry means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Party political rivalry
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Conflicts centred on the ideological divide between Benjamin Disraeli's Conservatives, who championed imperial expansion, and William Gladstone's Liberals.
Topics that use Party political rivalry
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- Economic imperialism
- Informal versus formal empire
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- Popular imperialism
- Strategic imperatives
- The civilising mission
- Nationalist resistance
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