History GCSE
Ideological struggle
What Ideological struggle means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Ideological struggle
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Former elites wanted to defeat socialism, while the Bolsheviks secured their grip on power and established a highly centralised, authoritarian state.
Topics that use Ideological struggle
- Option 30: Key topic 2: The Bolsheviks in power, 1917–24 - 2 The Civil War, 1918–21 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Armed conflict
- Foreign intervention
- Geographical advantages
- Leadership and organisation
- State centralisation
- Trotsky
- Weaknesses of the Whites
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