History A-Level
Resistance from authoritarian institutions
What Resistance from authoritarian institutions means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Resistance from authoritarian institutions
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Conservative obstacles including the Francoist Cortes, which had to approve reform, the military, and the far-right, who resisted change.
Topics that use Resistance from authoritarian institutions
- Dictatorship remodelled and the transition to democracy, 1956–78 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Church–state relations
- Democratic transition and consolidation
- Economic liberalisation and state planning
- Ideological divisions within Francoism
- Monarchy as a tool for regime continuity and change
- Negotiation and compromise in constitution-making
- Opposition and repression
- Political reform and technocracy
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