History GCSE
Book burnings
What Book burnings means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Book burnings
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Public destruction in 1933 of works by Jewish, communist or pacifist authors.
Topics that use Book burnings
- Option 31: Key topic 3: Nazi control and dictatorship, 1933–39 - 3 Controlling and influencing attitudes (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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- Concordat
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