{"id":3701,"date":"2021-01-08T12:23:19","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T04:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/?page_id=3701"},"modified":"2021-01-08T12:23:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T04:23:19","slug":"causes-of-the-spanish-civil-war","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/index.php\/causes-of-the-spanish-civil-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Causes of the Spanish Civil War"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-vivid-purple-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Timeline <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1923<\/strong> &#8211; Primo de Rivera becomes prime minister following a military coup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1930<\/strong> &#8211; De Rivera resigns, General Berenguer his replacement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1931<\/strong> &#8211; Second Republic proclaimed, King Alfonso abdicated<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1933 <\/strong>&#8211; Right-wing parties form the government after elections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1936<\/strong>  &#8211; Popular Front win elections and form new government. A military coup leads to civil war. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paul Preston explains that the war began on 18 June 1936 although the army coup was the evening before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Feature History - Spanish Civil War\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/05_tghbhlfM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.bc.edu\/john-heineman\/maps\/SpCW.html\">Maps of the Spanish Civil War<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Causes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>History Extra podcast &#8211; Paul Preston<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1MQ4C0hzee48X_lQsD83vjtXoJiRzKYKXM4VI5Wb3bak\/edit?usp=sharing\">Questions of Paul Preston<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spain and the Spanish Arms Industry in WW1 I THE GREAT WAR Special feat. C&amp;Rsenal\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FhacUnv5I-0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Spanish Civil War has its roots in the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. <strong>Anthony Beevor, The Battle for Spain<\/strong><\/li><li>The country had benefitted economically because of the <strong>First World War<\/strong> (getting rid of the national debt for example) but there were still huge political divisions, there were ten different governments from 1917 to 1923.<\/li><li>These years were extremely turbulent for Spain. <\/li><li>The monarchy under <strong>King Alfonso<\/strong> was forced to abdicate and flee into exile in 1931. Spain was now a republic but support for it was not unanimous. <\/li><li>The Republic had gained power because the elite (Church, landowners, Army) had too much power and wealth. Other countries had made progress in the twentieth century, Spain, with too many <strong>agrarian poor<\/strong>, had not. The King was seen as an obstacle to making progress so was forced down. <\/li><li>The Army was archaic and<strong> top-heavy<\/strong>, it had eleven soldiers to one officer. Consequently, the new republic wanted to reform the military and this was met with some resistance. <\/li><li>As the Republic was liberal and progressive, <strong>Catalonia<\/strong> saw the opportunity to gain independence. It had become part of Spain in the eighteenth century but now wanted to be free. It was economically strong with a successful port and growing textile industry. When the Republic granted Catalonia &#8216;<strong>home rule<\/strong>&#8216; or semi-autonomy, together with the military reforms, this brought the conservatives and army together in opposition to the government.<\/li><li>As the <strong>Catholic Church<\/strong> was seen by some as wielding too much power, convents, monasteries and other buildings were attacked or destroyed. <\/li><li>Life expectancy of people in 1900 was 35 years of age, the same as it was under Isabella and Ferdinand in the 15th century. For a comparison, see Britain and Germany below,<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-11-at-8.09.50-PM-1024x709.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3587\" width=\"671\" height=\"462\" \/><figcaption>https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/1040159\/life-expectancy-united-kingdom-all-time\/<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-11-at-8.13.27-PM-1024x672.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3589\" width=\"660\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-11-at-8.13.27-PM-1024x672.png 1024w, https:\/\/igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-11-at-8.13.27-PM-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-11-at-8.13.27-PM-768x504.png 768w, https:\/\/igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-11-at-8.13.27-PM-1536x1008.png 1536w, https:\/\/igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-11-at-8.13.27-PM.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption>https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/1041098\/life-expectancy-germany-all-time\/<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG20201201105857-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3645\" class=\"wp-image-3645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG20201201105857-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG20201201105857-scaled-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG20201201105857-scaled-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG20201201105857-scaled-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG20201201105857-scaled-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG20201201105857-scaled-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/01\/IMG20210108112614-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3719\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Revision<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/create.kahoot.it\/details\/82092ed3-cd51-4116-b2e9-91253548ea56\">Kahoot &#8211; Causes of the Spanish Civil War<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Timeline 1923 &#8211; Primo de Rivera becomes prime minister following a military coup. 1930 &#8211; De Rivera resigns, General Berenguer his replacement 1931 &#8211; Second Republic proclaimed, King Alfonso abdicated 1933 &#8211; Right-wing parties form the government after elections. 1936 &#8211; Popular Front win elections and form new government. A military coup leads to civil &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/index.php\/causes-of-the-spanish-civil-war\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Causes of the Spanish Civil War&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3701","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3701"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3701\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}