History A-Level
Social class change and popular pressure
What Social class change and popular pressure means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Economic and social changes increased popular pressure and contributed to the causes of revolution by 1848, as the industrial working class and middle class grew while artisans and peasants faced insecurity.
Topics that use Social class change and popular pressure
- Paper 2, Option 2D.2: The unification of Germany, c1840–71 - 1 Popular pressure and causes of revolution, 1840–48 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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