History A-Level
Social and religious divisions
What Social and religious divisions means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Social and religious divisions
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Class tensions between industrial workers and the middle class, and divisions between Catholics and Protestants, weakened the Reichstag's ability to challenge Bismarck.
Topics that use Social and religious divisions
- Paper 3, Option 37.2: Germany, 1871–1990: united, divided and reunited - 1 Ruling the Second Reich, 1871–79 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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