History A-Level
Preparedness for war
What Preparedness for war means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Preparedness for war
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A formidable heavy industry base crucial for the impending war, though collectivised agriculture remained inefficient and consumer goods were severely neglected.
Topics that use Preparedness for war
- 1H Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855–1964 – The emergence of Communist dictatorship, 1917–1941 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Centralisation of power
- Cheka
- Collectivisation
- Command economy and industrialisation
- Continuity and change
- faction
- Great Purges
- Ideological adaptation
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