Political survival
What Political survival means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Attempts to control factionalism included the coup of Fructidor (1797) and Floréal (1798), but the Directory was unpopular and ultimately overthrown by Napoleon in 1799.
The changing fortunes of key figures, contrasting the rise and fall of Lin Biao with the survival and rehabilitation of Zhou Enlai and Deng Xiaoping.
Topics that use Political survival
- 2P The Transformation of China, 1936–1997 – The Cultural Revolution, 1966–1976 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- From the Directory to Brumaire, 1795–99 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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- Geopolitical realignment and the Cold War
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