History GCSE
Political consolidation
What Political consolidation means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Political consolidation
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Extending Communist Party control over the countryside and eliminating the so-called 'kulak' class were political successes of collectivisation.
Topics that use Political consolidation
- Option 30: Key topic 4: Economic and social changes, 1924–41 - 1 Agriculture and collectivisation (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Collectivisation
- Economic efficiency
- Holodomor
- Ideological implementation
- Kulaks
- New Economic Policy (NEP)
- Collectives
- Grain procurement crisis
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