History A-Level
Secret societies and political ideas
What Secret societies and political ideas means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Groups such as the Carbonari and Young Italy spread political ideas of liberalism and nationalism, but poor coordination between Carbonari cells limited them.
Topics that use Secret societies and political ideas
- Paper 2, Option 2D.1: The unification of Italy, c1830–70 - 1 Challenges to the restored order and the failure of revolution, c1830–49 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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