History A-Level
Total war and state collapse
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By 1945 the Nazi state was characterised by total war mobilisation and ended in total collapse as the Allies advanced.
Topics that use Total war and state collapse
- 2O Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945 – The impact of War, 1939–1945 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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