History A-Level
State repression and public order
What State repression and public order means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of State repression and public order
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Government responses to Chartism included repression and limited concession, sending troops, arresting leaders and rejecting petitions.
Topics that use State repression and public order
- Paper 3, Option 36.1: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 - 2 Chartism, c1838–c1850 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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