History A-Level
Socialism
What Socialism means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Socialism
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Reference: AQA
An ideology whose rise drove the formation of the Labour Party and the post-1945 welfare state under Attlee.
Topics that use Socialism
- 1G Challenge and transformation: Britain, c1851–1964 – consequence in this period through the following key questions: (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Class structure and social mobility
- Franchise extension and electoral reform
- Gladstonian Liberalism
- One Nation Conservatism
- Political leadership and agency
- Public health and poverty alleviation
- Socio-economic transformation
- The evolution of the Welfare State
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