The Spanish Civil War 1936 - 39
Paper 2: (HL/SL) Causes, Practices and Effects of wars
Paper 3: (HL) Interwar years: conflict and cooperation 1919‑39
Paper 3: (HL) Interwar years: conflict and cooperation 1919‑39
Resources
The document below has a very good overview of the Spanish Civil War:
The Spanish Civil War: summary
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/spanish_civil_war.htm
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Spanish-Civil-War.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSfnOKXDn_0
http://libro.uca.edu/payne2/payne25.htm
Here is a link to an excellent podcast. It lasts approx. 40 minutes. Scroll down the page to “The Spanish Civil War”.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/in-our-time/archive/t/18
The Spanish Civil War: summary
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/spanish_civil_war.htm
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Spanish-Civil-War.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSfnOKXDn_0
http://libro.uca.edu/payne2/payne25.htm
Here is a link to an excellent podcast. It lasts approx. 40 minutes. Scroll down the page to “The Spanish Civil War”.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/in-our-time/archive/t/18
Spain
1. Long Term Causes of The Spanish Civil War
The documents below outline the long term problems experienced by Spain that created the systemic tensions that Azana tried to find solutions to in the Second Republic of 1931:
What tensions existed in Spain before the Second Republic was created in 1931?
More long term causes
What tensions existed in Spain before the Second Republic was created in 1931?
More long term causes
2. The Second Republic 1931: The reforms of Azana.
The file below is excellent for explaining the Spanish Civil War in clear language:
Causes of the Spanish Civil War
Causes of the Spanish Civil War
3. The Right Wing Government of Gil Robles:
4. The Popular Front:
5. The Course of the Spanish Civil War
George Orwell’s recollections of the Spanish Civil War:
http://orwell.ru/library/essays/Spanish_War/english/esw_1
The International Brigades:
http://www.international-brigades.org.uk/british_volunteers/
http://orwell.ru/library/essays/Spanish_War/english/esw_1
The International Brigades:
http://www.international-brigades.org.uk/british_volunteers/
6. The effects of the Spanish Civil War
7. Past Papers and Mark Schemes
Here is an example of a student essay from a paper 3 question on the Spanish Civil War. It scored a 7.
'The Spanish civil war was essentially a domestic matter that rapidly became an international conflict'. To what extent do you agree?
'The Spanish civil war was essentially a domestic matter that rapidly became an international conflict'. To what extent do you agree?