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?