nationalisation
What nationalisation means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Castro's takeover of US-owned businesses, which led the USA to refuse to recognise his government and ban the import of Cuban sugar.
Nasser's takeover of the Suez Canal, which was the trigger for the 1956 Suez Crisis.
Topics that use nationalisation
- Option P4: Key topic 2: Cold War crises, 1958–70 - 1 Increased tension between East and West (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Option P5: Key topic 1: The birth of the state of Israel, 1945–63 - 3 Increased tension, 1955–63 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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