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GCSE History · key term
A situation in which competing political forces prevent meaningful progress or agreement.
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Paper 1
Revise: Nicholas II and the CourtThese conflicts illustrate political stalemate. Deputies wanted meaningful change, but the ruler could remove the assembly rather than accept its demands. Dissolution ended a particular confrontation without resolving the underlying disagreement about power.
Explain political stalemate through the conflict between deputies seeking meaningful reform and Nicholas retaining the power to block laws and dissolve the Duma.
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