History A-Level
Strategic versus economic motives
What Strategic versus economic motives means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Strategic versus economic motives
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Economic motives weighed against strategic concerns and ideological factors, rather than treating economic factors as the sole driver of imperial expansion.
Topics that use Strategic versus economic motives
- 1J The British Empire, c1857–1967 – consequence in this period through the following key questions: (AQA A-Level)
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- Decolonisation and decline
- Domestic politics and public opinion
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- Imperial Administration
- Imperial Policy
- Imperial policy and administration
- International relations and rivalry
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