Name: How the Spanish Civil War Became Europe's Battlefield
Released: 2024-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Pamela B. Radcliff

TV Show · Documentary

Students enhance their understanding of the volatile period between the World Wars with this eye-opening survey of total war in Spain from 1936-1939.

2024 · 28m

EPISODE 1

The Spanish Civil War in a European Context

Begin with an examination of the unique nature of the Spanish Civil War, within a context of European civil and world wars.
EPISODE 2

Two Spains? Long-Term Origins of War

The long-term structural divisions that led to the Spanish Civil War give the appearnace of two countries.
EPISODE 3

The Second Republic: Short-Term Origins of War

Delve into the growing political polarization that occurred in Spain's Second Republic era from 1931 to 1936.
EPISODE 4

The Opening Act:1936's MilitaryCoup

By 1936, tensions between the conservative Monarchists and the liberal Republican government came to a head.
EPISODE 5

A Hot Summer: The War's First Months

From a national terror campaign to the desecration of churches and religious leaders, this time period saw great bloodshed.
EPISODE 6

The Two Sides: Nationalists and Republicans

Students survey the diversity of the two coalitions on each side of the war and consider their platforms.