History A-Level
Political influence and party politics
What Political influence and party politics means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Political influence and party politics
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Using newspapers to back revising First World War treaties, oppose Baldwin in 1931 and promote ideas, with limits when public opinion or party leaders resisted.
Topics that use Political influence and party politics
- Paper 3, Option 39.2: Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004 - 1 The age of the press barons, 1914–36 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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