History GCSE
State control in wartime
What State control in wartime means in History GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of State control in wartime
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Reference: OCR
Emergency legislation, direction of labour, rationing and censorship extended state power over daily life in the two world wars.
Topics that use State control in wartime
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