History A-Level
Revolutionary violence and terror
What Revolutionary violence and terror means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Revolutionary violence and terror
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The Cheka was established in December 1917 to suppress counter-revolution and sabotage, establishing a system of revolutionary terror to eliminate opposition.
Topics that use Revolutionary violence and terror
- Paper 3, Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991 - 3 The end of the Romanovs and the triumph of the Bolsheviks, 1916–18 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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