History GCSE
Modernisation
What Modernisation means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Modernisation
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A primary reason for the plan, being the need to modernise rapidly to defend against capitalist threats and establish self-sufficiency.
Topics that use Modernisation
- Option 32: Key topic 2: Economic policy, 1949–65 - 2 Industry and the Five-Year Plan, 1953–57 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Agricultural challenges
- Industrialisation
- Living standards
- Sino-Soviet relations
- Urbanisation
- Command economy
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