Document 6

A Republican soldier, possibly Federico Borrell García, falls in battle.(Photographer, Robert Capa)



What can this picture tell us that occur while the Spanish Civil War was happening?
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Document 5

"A liberal tradition that first ascended to power with the Spanish Constitution of 1812 sought to abolish the absolutist monarchy of the old regime and to establish a liberal state."

What is the meaning of this quote? What role did the absolutist monarchy have on the Spanish Civil War?
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Document 4

KING ALFONZO XIII

What role did he play on the Spanish Civil War? To what nation did KING ALFONZO belonged to?__________________________________
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Document 3

"The war also witnessed the first ever deliberate aerial bombing of a city. On April 27th 1937, the ancient city of the Basques – Guernica – was bombed and destroyed by the Condor Legion of Germany. For Hitler it was a useful experiment into the value of bombing civilian targets. For the Nationalists, it took out a city of spiritual importance for the Basques. For Europe, the warning posed by this bombing was obvious. Hence the attempts by Chamberlain and Daladier to create a formula for Europe to avoid any chance of a repetition of Guernica. Aerial bombing and its consequences were to terrify western Europe"

Why was the bombing of the Ancient city of the Basques-Guernica a useful experiment for Hitler?______________________________
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Document 2

"However, the government was inefficient and corrupt. In 1921, an army was sent to Spanish Morocco to put down a rebellion. It was massacred but this defeat seemed to emphasise just how corrupt and incompetent Spain’s leadership was"

During the Spanish Civil War many countries were involved in it but what country was the major leader of the Spanish Civil War?
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Document 1

"In retrospect, it seems possible that world history might have proceeded differently had the democracies taken a strong stand against fascism in Spain in 1936. But they did not. Despite almost universal support for the Republic amongst British intellectuals and widespread support amongst the working classes, the British government preferred not to act. It was not only that they feared anything that might lead to a wider war in Europe, a fear that would eventually lead to the infamous Munich appeasement policy of 1938, but also that British businessmen and a majority of the British Cabinet felt more sympathetic with Franco. Large corporations in America also worked on Franco's behalf. In France, the government's sympathies were with the Republic, but the government was weak and feared not only a wider war but also any acts that might alienate its own military"

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Spanish Civil War!!!!

BY:BREANNA MENDOZA AND VANESSA DIAZ

Historical Context:

Throughout the years many wars have occurred. But one of the few most important war that have happened was the Spanish Civil War. The Spanish Civil War ocurred during the years of 1936-1939. The purpose of this war was because of a military rising in Morocco headed by General Francisco Franco, spread rapidly all over the country starting the Spanish Civil War.