Religion and ideology
What Religion and ideology means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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The transition from Orthodox Church dominance to the Soviet imposition of Marxist-Leninist ideology, alongside the shifting role of religion under different regimes.
The SED promoted atheism and socialist values in an attempt to weaken Protestant influence in East Germany.
Topics that use Religion and ideology
- 1H Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855–1964 – consequence in this period through the following key questions: (AQA A-Level)
- Life in East Germany, 1949–85 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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