Poll Tax

Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in War and British Society c.790–2010.

Definition

A controversial "head tax" where every eligible person pays the exact same flat rate regardless of their personal wealth or income.

Exam Context

Poll Tax appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for British Thematic Studies, especially War and British Society c.790–2010 and War c.790–c.1500.

British Thematic Studies War and British Society c.790–2010 War c.790–c.1500

Study Pathways

British Thematic Studies

War and British Society c.790–2010

War c.790–c.1500

Non-British Depth Studies

The USA 1945–1974

Post-war Challenges 1945–1954

Found in Revision Notes

British Thematic Studies

The Nature and Impact of Medieval Warfare

War and British Society c.790–2010 • War c.790–c.1500

Revise note

Non-British Depth Studies

African Americans and the Jim Crow Era

The USA 1945–1974 • Post-war Challenges 1945–1954

Revise note

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