History A-Level

superpower

What superpower means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.

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A global status the Soviet Union emerged as after 1945, armed with nuclear weapons by 1949, though its military and industrial might masked severe domestic economic weaknesses.

AQA · 2N Revolution and dictatorship: Russia, 1917–1953 – The Great Patriotic War and Stalin’s Dictatorship, 1941–1953 (A-level only) (study guide)

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2N Revolution and dictatorship: Russia, 1917–1953 – The Great Patriotic War and Stalin’s Dictatorship, 1941–1953 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)

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