History A-Level
Promises to withdraw
What Promises to withdraw means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Promises to withdraw
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Britain repeatedly promised to withdraw once order was restored, but strategic and economic interests, plus the need to protect the Suez Canal, led to a prolonged occupation.
Topics that use Promises to withdraw
- Paper 3, Option 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914 - 5 The Nile valley, 1882–98 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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