History GCSE

Economic hardship as a cause

What Economic hardship as a cause means in History GCSE, as defined for OCR.

Definition of Economic hardship as a cause

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Reference: OCR

A reason for migration that must be identified only where it genuinely applies to the named group.

OCR · Urban Environments: Patterns of Migration (J410/11) - When immigrant groups arrived, why and from where

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Urban Environments: Patterns of Migration (J410/11) - When immigrant groups arrived, why and from where (OCR GCSE)

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