History A-Level
State control and ideology
What State control and ideology means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of State control and ideology
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Control of what was taught, using education to promote communist ideology and support industrialisation, including Marxist-Leninist teaching and the role of the Communist Party.
Topics that use State control and ideology
- Social developments, 1917–85 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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