Repression
What Repression means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Martial law was used to suppress opposition, such as in 1797 and 1799, and Directorial terror involved the deportation and execution of opponents.
Harsh government suppression of radicalism and opposition through the 'Gagging Acts'.
Topics that use Repression
- 1F Industrialisation and the people: Britain, c1783–1885 – Pressure for change, c1783–1812 (AQA A-Level)
- From the Directory to Brumaire, 1795–99 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Constitutional design
- Economic reform
- Electoral politics and patronage
- Financial and administrative modernisation
- Free trade and mercantilism
- Oligarchy and the landed elite
- Political factions and patronage
- Political survival
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