History GCSE
Communal living
What Communal living means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Communal living
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A system strictly enforced to maximise labour efficiency, in which families ate in massive mess halls and children were placed in communal crèches.
Topics that use Communal living
- Option 32: Key topic 2: Economic policy, 1949–65 - 3 The Great Leap Forward (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Abolition of private farming
- Lysenkoism
- Mass mobilisation
- Agricultural mismanagement
- Dictatorial power
- People's Communes
- Political purge and fear
- The Great Famine
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