History A-Level
Repression and civil liberties
What Repression and civil liberties means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Repression and civil liberties
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Measures such as suspending Habeas Corpus, banning seditious meetings and restricting publications aimed to crush radicalism but often increased resentment.
Topics that use Repression and civil liberties
- Paper 3, Option 36.1: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 - 1 Radical reformers, c1790–1819 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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