the spanish civil war the impact of foreign intervention why the nationalists won
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The Spanish Civil War
The impact of foreign intervention
Why the Nationalists won
• http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/scw/photessay.htm
The story so far
• Spain under King Alfonso - notes pp.298-9• Republican Spain - read article on causes of
war and summarise historiography• The outbreak of war - mind-mapping of long
and short term causes• The course and nature of the war - copy
timeline p.300 and notes on nature of war pp.301-2. Add to both from article
Planning ahead
• Monday - international dimension
• Tuesday - reason for Nationalist victory
• Thursday - Franco in power
• Friday / Monday 18th - film
Recapping causes
• Your thoughts from your mind-map?
• Long term (gives background too) looking at each element
• Then short term (within format) and finally spark - so you are also telling coherent story
• What about comparisons? See sheet
International dimension - how important is it in the outcome?
• What countries are we talking about?• France, UK, Italy, Germany, USSR• What were the aims and actions of each country?
Research one then we will feed back. Everyone read section B.
• Pages 302-6• 1) Britain and France• 2) Germany• 3) Italy • 4) USSR
Reasons for Nationalist Victory• Greater unity - R-W groups bid for return to stability;
church powerful unifying influence• Disunity of Republicans - even before war many
different groups with little sympathy• “Paradoxically, it was the Right which was united in a
cause and the Left was defending an inept status quo”. Wolfson
• Greater supplies - Germany and Italy - greater than USSR. Men, equipment, food, even USA
• Non-intervention - lack of action• Experience - army: tactics and supply. Soviet
technicians redressed balance only to certain extent. Franco’s command.
• See sheet also. How would you approach an essay on the outcome of the war?