Political radicalisation
What Political radicalisation means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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A shift driven by the failure of the Olive Branch Petition and the radicalising influence of Thomas Paine's 'Common Sense', moving opinion towards formal independence.
The debate over the King's fate illustrated the growing ideological divide, and economic problems linked to growing radicalisation.
Topics that use Political radicalisation
- 2G The Birth of the USA, 1760–1801 – Ending the Colonial Relationship, 1774–1776 (AQA A-Level)
- 2H France in Revolution, 1774–1815 (A-level only) – The emergence and spread of the Terror, September 1792–1795 (AQA A-Level)
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