History A-Level
urban working class
What urban working class means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of urban working class
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The group that grew with industrialisation and urbanisation, and whose growth affected German society and politics.
Topics that use urban working class
- Paper 3, Option 37.2: Germany, 1871–1990: united, divided and reunited - 1 Social change in Germany and West Germany (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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