History A-Level
Social polarisation and class resentment
What Social polarisation and class resentment means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Deep divisions persisted, with the middle classes harbouring resentment over hyperinflation losses and rural communities feeling alienated by urban modernism.
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