Rearmament
What Rearmament means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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A policy that stimulated heavy industry and created millions of jobs in munitions and the armed forces.
A development that later forced a reversal of the trend of pushing women out of employment.
Topics that use Rearmament
- Option 31: Key topic 4: Life in Nazi Germany, 1933–39 - 1 Nazi policies towards women (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Option 31: Key topic 4: Life in Nazi Germany, 1933–39 - 3 Employment and living standards (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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- National Labour Service (RAD)
- The family unit
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