History GCSE
Reform Through Labour
What Reform Through Labour means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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A system developed by the state to deal with political dissidents, class enemies and criminals, consisting of a vast network of penal colonies and prison camps.
Topics that use Reform Through Labour
- Option 32: Key topic 4: Life in Mao’s China, 1949–76 - 1 Communist control (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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