History A-Level
Political realignment
What Political realignment means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Political realignment
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Reference: AQA
The First World War reshaped British politics, catalysing a transition to a Conservative-Labour duopoly.
Topics that use Political realignment
- 1G Challenge and transformation: Britain, c1851–1964 – The Great War and its impact, 1914–1939 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Class and franchise
- Coalition government
- Constitutional stability
- Economic crisis and consensus
- Growth of the media
- Leadership crises
- Political extremism
- regional divisions
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