One-Party State

Key term for AQA GCSE History, used in The Cold War: East and West (1945–1972).

Definition

A political system where a single political party governs the country, with no choice in elections.

Exam Context

One-Party State appears in AQA GCSE History revision content for Wider World Depth Studies, especially The Cold War: East and West (1945–1972) and End of the Second World War.

Wider World Depth Studies The Cold War: East and West (1945–1972)End of the Second World War

Study Pathways

Wider World Depth Studies

The Cold War: East and West (1945–1972)

End of the Second World War

Period Studies

Germany: Democracy and Dictatorship (1890–1945)

Establishment of Dictatorship

Found in Revision Notes

Wider World Depth Studies

End of the Second World War

The Cold War: East and West (1945–1972) • End of the Second World War

Revise note

Period Studies

Establishment of Dictatorship

Germany: Democracy and Dictatorship (1890–1945) • Establishment of Dictatorship

Revise note

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