History A-Level
Role of the military in civil unrest
What Role of the military in civil unrest means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Troops were used to break strikes and deter a mass rally, while Major General Napier showed restraint to avoid bloodshed.
Topics that use Role of the military in civil unrest
- Paper 3, Option 36.1: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 - 2 Chartism, c1838–c1850 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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