History GCSE
Political repression
What Political repression means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Political repression
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The People's Court tried cases of treason and political offences outside the standard judicial system, weaponising the legal system against any opposition.
Topics that use Political repression
- Option 31: Key topic 3: Nazi control and dictatorship, 1933–39 - 2 The police state (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Concentration camps
- Dictatorship and authoritarianism
- Institutional control
- The Gestapo
- The police state
- The SS
- Subversion of justice
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