History GCSE
Anarchy and disorder
What Anarchy and disorder means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Anarchy and disorder
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The growth of anarchy followed the escalating use of terror, with schools and factories closing and local governments collapsing.
Topics that use Anarchy and disorder
- Option 32: Key topic 3: The Cultural Revolution and its aftermath, 1966–76 - 2 The Red Guards and the Red Terror (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Cult of personality
- Cultural destruction
- Cultural Revolution Group
- Little Red Book
- Mass rallies
- Social upheaval
- Terror and violence
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