The Spanish Civil War was a war that fought between the Nationalists and the Republicans. Although this war was relatively short lasting from 1936 to 1939, there were many long term causes leading up to this event. Some of the long term causes were the Spanish-American War, the church and the army, and failed dictatorships. One of the biggest long term reasons was the Spanish- American War because prior to this war, Spain was one of the richest and most powerful nations in the world (Grabowski 37). However, this led to Spain’s fatal mistake of buying all their necessities instead of producing it. As a result, Spain was left behind in terms of industrialism and stayed as a rural country instead of an industrial one (Payne 46). This became a …show more content…
This situation set up the poverty, unrest, and turmoil that occurred before and during the Spanish Civil War. The influence of the church and the army also was an important long term cause of the war. The army was hated due to its unjust ways of dealing with situations. In fact, many times it worked with the Civil Guard (armed police enforcement) to violently put down resistance (Wernick 192). This led to a severe dislike of the army from the general populace. The Church was no better in terms of popularity. Some of its main goals were propaganda and supporting the army (Wernick 194). The general populace was not in favor of this and the actions of the army and Church led to a widespread want for change setting up the civil war. There were also many political issues leading to the war. Failed dictatorships prior to the civil war such as the one under General Miguel Primo de Rivera led to civil unrest and the collapse of the monarchy (Bolloten 24). General dislike for the dictatorship also led to the unrest needed for the civil war. Causes such as the Spanish American war, the army and the church, and political issues were crucial in leading up to the Spanish Civil …show more content…
In the time before the events leading up to the Spanish Civil War, there was a variety of political ideas and beliefs in the government. However, as the civil war approached, only two political ideologies became relevant. The left-wing party members supported democracy and the Second Spanish Republic while the right-wing party members supported fascism, more specifically falangism. These fascist were called Nationalists and the left-wing party members were called Loyalists or Republicans. However, the Nationalists viewed the Republicans as Reds and the Republicans viewed the Nationalists as traitors to Spain (Grabowski 34). The Republicans supported a wide range of ideas from liberal democracy to anarchy. The Nationalists supported anti-clericalism and anti-communism. They wanted to keep Spain united and feared separatism. These differences in ideologies were a major reason leading to the
The Spanish-American war was a conflict between Spain and the US. Causes of the Spanish american war can include: American support for Cuban independence, US wanting to protect their business interests
The years of 1861 through 1865 are known as the Civil War. This was a time of bloodshed, broken families, and a torn nation. The United States of America had become the depressing picture of a war and politically torn nation. The number question whenever we as humans arrive to a bad scenario is, “How did I end up here?”. The causes of the Civil War were all based off of two different economic and political ideas, the acts made by the government concerning the differences, and morals.
He may not have been on the debate stage in Houston last Thursday night, but Senator Lindsey Graham expressed tough words for his former Republican rivals during a speech in Washington last night.
The Civil War was caused by the economics of slavery and the political control of that system, specifically being states’ rights on the federal powers of the government, the territorial expansion of the united states that led to the division of the two sides, and the election of President Abraham Lincoln which was the final event that sent the nation to war.
The building of the First Transcontinental Railroad was a key symbol of the Industrial Revolution beginning in the United States. The railroad crossed the middle of the country and connected the eastern portion to the west. The building began in Sacramento, California and continued all the way to Council Bluffs, Iowa, resulting in 1,776 miles of new rails that were a staple for both the transportation of people and goods. Less lives were lost on the hazardous trails through the Rocky Mountains and thus the West Coast experienced an increase in population. The railroad greatly impacted the nation, as it united the people and also allowed for the improvement of the speed of shipment and price of goods throughout the nation. With the constant
The first reason for the Spanish American War was public opinion. In 1895, American citizens took notice of a Cuban revolt against their corrupt Spanish oppressor. The Cuban insurgents reasoned that if they did enough damage , the US might move in and help the
“War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed; peace is preferable to war in almost every contingency.” (War Message 1898) Those are the words of President McKinley in his inaugural address, on March 4th, 1897. McKinley wasn’t a man of war and certainly didn’t share the same views as Teddy Roosevelt did; even though he was the one who declared war against Cuba, he was led to that decision from the immense pressure from every corner of the U.S. Kagan believes that the Spanish American War took place because American egos were hitting the stratosphere and therefore believed that the U.S were better than most countries and should go and fix less developed ones. Another view Kagan had was that the primary reason for
The Spanish Civil War is the name given to the struggle between loyalist and nationalist Spain for dominance in which the nationalists won and suppressed the country for the following thirty nine years. However, because of the larger political climate that the Spanish Civil War occurred in, it is impossible to view the war as a phenomenon contained within one nation. Despite its obvious domestic orientation as a civil war it was a major international conflict. The reason for this, I would maintain, is the political dogma which surrounded the war. This essay takes the form of a political survey of the
The Spanish civil war of 1936-1939 was an important conflict in Spain’s history. This war was initiated by a military revolt led by General Francisco Franco on the 17 July 1936 and ended with Franco’s victory on the 1 April, 1939. This victory resulted in the replacement of the Second Spanish Republic with the conservative dictatorship of Franco. This conflict triggered the clash of the various cultures and ideologies within Spain. One important example of an ideological clash was that of Communism versus Fascism. This clash was so important that, based on an analysis of the level of involvement of Fascist and Communist factions in said clash, one must concede that the conflict between Communism and Fascism was represented to a great
The Civil War was fought in the United States of America between the northern and southern states starting in 1861 and ending in 1865. The Civil War was the most significant time in the history of America. The Civil War was to be thought as the shaping of the American individual. The northerners and the southerner’s views on this war were different. The northerners viewed it as a revolutionary war and the southerners viewed it as rebellion. The war started out due to the many differences between the northern and southern states. Between these two regions laid economic, social and political differences, with slavery being the main root of the differences. As the war ended it caused many social and economic changes. One huge change was the abolishment of slavery. Race relation and slave confusions were tearing up the country’s political and social architecture. I believe that the Civil War has changed the way we look at this world today because once the Civil War came to an end it abolished slavery.
The Civil War was caused by many reasons. The factors that were most responsible in causing the Civil War were the different views of the Constitution among the North and South, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and the arrival of Lincoln as president. They caused immense destruction throughout the nation. If these factors were prevented, the United States could have been preserved and civil war could have never occurred.
Macbeth is a courageous war general who receives a prophecy from the mysterious three witches that he will someday become the King of Scotland. Although skeptical at first, Macbeth knows better than to question the witches. He lets this prophecy over take him and with the encouragement from his wife, Lady Macbeth, they murder King Duncan and become engulfed with both regret and insanity. This insanity leads to Macbeth unnecessarily murdering other citizens in order to “secure” his throne. At the start of this play, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are polar opposites, as Macbeth is self-aware of his actions while Lady Macbeth refuses to worry about her consequences. However by the end, their feelings of guilt completely switch. In Macbeth, Shakespeare uses the story of these murders to portray the effects that Macbeth’s diminishing guilt will have on his relationships. Macbeth’s lack of guilt will destroy his relationship with Lady Macbeth, alter Macduff’s feelings towards him, and overtake his own actions.
The United States was not justified in going to war with Spain in 1898. The nation was fighting with clear imperialistic intentions in mind; a majority of people saw the Spanish Empire as an obstacle to fulfilling the Monroe Doctrine and allowing American political and economic command over the entire Western Hemisphere, which made any possible chance to depose them feel necessary for progress. To that extent, many feared Spain would be detrimental to imports and exports because of their presence in the Caribbean Sea, which served as the main trade link between the U.S. and Latin
The Mexican-American war, also known as the Mexican war happened between 1846 and 1848 with the participants being United States of America and Mexico. Texas, previously a Mexican state, was the primary cause of the war. A series of disagreements had occurred between Texans and the Mexican government leading to Texas declaration of its independence in 1836. Later, Texas decided to join the United States as the 28th state and this infuriated Mexico. Additionally, border disagreements came up with Mexico claiming the border was at Nueces River while Texas claimed it was at Rio Grande River. James K. Polk, the president, sent his army to protect the border which ended up in shooting between Mexican and American troops. It is after this that
The overthrow of the Spanish Monarchy began when the conservatives in Spain wanted Franco to run a liberal, communist and socialist new Republic of Spain. Franco believed he was a protector of traditional Spanish society and an enemy to popular government. The Spanish Civil War began when General Francisco Franco crossed in Spain in 1936. The Spanish war became an international affair and enlisted the help from countries such as fascist Germany and Italy, Mexico, Soviet Union, Britain and small groups in the United States supported Franco by sending him troops, equipment and other resources. In 1939 Franco won the war and pronounced himself dictator.