History A-Level
War and social change
What War and social change means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of War and social change
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The First World War brought women into munitions and heavy industry, altered hours and diluted skilled work, but many gains were reversed afterwards.
Topics that use War and social change
- Paper 3, Option 34.1: Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society - 1 Changing patterns of adult work and working conditions (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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