History A-Level
Sovereignty and national interest
What Sovereignty and national interest means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Sovereignty and national interest
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Mao's view that the 1958 proposals for a joint submarine fleet and a long-wave radio station on Chinese soil were infringements of sovereignty.
Topics that use Sovereignty and national interest
- Paper 3, Option 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997 - 4 The Sino- Soviet split, 1958–69 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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- Personality and leadership
- Sino-Soviet relations
- Sino-Soviet split
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