Breve presentación sobre la Guerra Civil Española en inglés para la ESO

1. THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR
1936 - 1939

2. The Spanish Civil War was a brutal conflict that
polarised Spain, pitting the Left against the
Right, the anti-clericals against the Church, the
unions against the landed classes and the
Republicans against the Monarchists.
It was a bloody war which saw, in the space of just
three years, the murder and execution of
350,000 people.

3. It was also a conflict which soon became
internationalised, becoming a battleground for the
forces of Fascism and Communism as Europe
itself prepared for war.
Although the resources of the two sides were not
that unequal, the Nationalists were better
organized and received extensive material aid from
Germany.
The Loyalists received very little assistance from
the Soviet Union and, moreover, were divided by
internal conflicts between Communist, Socialist
and Anarchist factions.

5. • The importance of Spain in Europe
If Spain fell to the Nationalists, France would be
surrounded by Fascist powers (Germany and
Italy).
Spain also had strategic naval bases on the
Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean that could be
used to put military and economic pressure on
other European nations.

6. SPANISH CIVIL WAR PROPAGANDA

8. • The International Brigades
The fight against Fascism drew young men and
women from all over Europe and the USA to
Spain. Fighting for the Republicans, these idealists
formed an army determined to uphold democracy.
At any one time up to 15,000 people were fighting in
the International Brigades.

9. • Guernica
In April 1937, Guernica was the first city to be
deliberately targeted for aerial bombing.
The Condor Legion attacked in daylight. After the
bombing, the centre of Guernica was in ruins. 1,654
people were killed and 889 wounded. The world
was horrified but Franco denied that the raid ever
took place. He blamed the destruction of Guernica
on those who defended it.

11. • The end of the war
Eventually the Nationalists were finally triumphant.
General Franco's victory marked the beginning of
a forty-year dictatorship in Spain (1939-1975).
Spain would play no part in the Second World War
but agreed to sponsor a small army of volunteers
known as La División Azul.

13. The end