History GCSE
Ideological foundations
What Ideological foundations means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Ideological foundations
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
'Mein Kampf' outlined core beliefs including Lebensraum, anti-Semitism and the Führerprinzip, acting as the ideological blueprint for the future Nazi state.
Topics that use Ideological foundations
- Option 31: Key topic 2: Hitler’s rise to power, 1919–33 - 2 The Munich Putsch and the Nazi Party, 1923–28 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Ideological consolidation
- Leadership and authority
- Party reorganisation
- Political instability
- Propaganda
- Political stability
- Strategic adaptation
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