History A-Level
The spectrum of resistance and non-conformity
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Opposition and non-conformity existed, ranging from private grumbling to youth group defiance, though its extent and effectiveness were severely limited by fear.
Topics that use The spectrum of resistance and non-conformity
- 2O Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945 – The Nazi Dictatorship, 1933–1939 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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