The Spanish Civil War - Web Activity

Next week the students of Spanish 2 are going to watch Carol’s Journey, a Spanish movie about the Civil War.



Before watching the movie, they will have to familiarize themselves with the background information and historical facts about the Spanish Civil War.



Go to the Imperial War Museum of London web page and click on A short background history of events leading up to the Spanish civil war.

If you can’t see the document, click here.

Answer the following questions:

1. When did the Spanish Civil War start?

2. What was the name of the General who led the rebels?

3. What countries and governments supported him?

4. Did the Western democracies help the Republican government?

5. When did the war end?

6. Who won and what were the political consequences?

7. What was the name of the rebels side?

8. Who supported them?

9. Why did the republicans take up arms?

10. What did volunteers (International Brigades) fight against in Spain?

11. How many volunteers took part in the war?

Go to the ALBA web page.
ALBA History














Answer the following questions:

12. How many American volunteers traveled to Spain to join the International Brigades?

13. How were they called?

14. When the Spanish civil war was over, where did they fight?

Take a look at these realistic pictures from Robert Capa, David Seymour and Gerda Taro, photographers who witnessed the war.

The Spanish Civil War

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