The Spanish civil war was one of, if not, the most social fracturing and blood thirsty wars ever fought. Therefore, it interests many historians such as Jill Edwards, who claimed: “By turning a blind eye, the British aided Franco as decisively as if he had sent arms to him.” It is also of great interest to many historians because it was a precursor and role player in the outbreak of World War two. Perhaps most obviously, one of the largest questions made by historians nowadays is “Why did Franco win.” Which is what I will be talking about. We usually expect that if one side has more troops it is more likely to win the war. This was not the case with the Spanish civil war. In the Spanish civil war it was quality over quantity and, most importantly, unity over disunity. The Left was one huge group made up of different parties who were all on the same side and all sought to beat one enemy. It consisted of Republicans, Communists, Anarchists and Socialists. However, the problem was that the only factor which unified them was one, same enemy. They all despised Franco but wanted to pursue different paths should he be defeated. The Republicans wanted Democracy, the Anarchists abolishment of government and …show more content…
The different groups which formed the left would never fight as one united and organised force which naturally made it extremely difficult to beat Franco. So even though you could say the Left had the numbers, they would firstly not fight as one organised and unified front and secondly they were mostly unprepared militarily. So the advantage they could have potentially had against the right was discarded due to political discordancy. The disunity of the Left was crucial in the outcome of the Spanish civil war although, some historians who commented on this are Solstein and Meditz, who claim “Internal divisions on [the] Republican side [were] crucial [and] prevented them from sustaining a successful
Differing ideas of national identity shaped views of United States overseas expansion in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to a great extent due to the presence of segregation amongst the African American population, acquisition of the Philippines, and encouragement of violence as a result of the Spanish-American War. Imperialism is the policy of taking control over countries around the world for political and economic gain. Since its formation, the United States has imperialized several countries, including the Philippines, Cuba, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. Imperialism was incorporated during the Spanish-American War, a four-month battle between the United States and Spain. Then, chaos induced after the explosion of the USS Maine in Cuba.
The nationalists were supported by Germany of Nazism and Italy of fascism by soldiers and munitions (Berdah, 304). On the contrary, the republicans were supported by the Soviet Union and Mexico. However, Britain and France agreed on an official policy of no intervention – although France did intervene at some point. By the end of war, any party associated with the republicans was persecuted, and the majority of them escaped to Southern Spain to refugee camps (Yale Press, 5). II.
The reason for this is it was not fought either for freedom, not for security, and neither was it an internal conflict. The Spanish-American war was fought over influence. This is termed as imperialism, as both Spain and the United States fought for power and control over others, and the U.S government was influenced and drove into this war by Yellow Journalism. Yellow Journalism is sensational as it exaggerates twists and amplifies news so as to drive public opinion, and this was the primary cause of the US-Spain war. The leading journalists who pushed the US into this war were Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph.
Spain was oppressing, taking power away, from the Philippines. Theodore Roosevelt wanted to expand US power so with influence from Britain we did so. We expanded to the Philippines and we did this to help them escape Spanish methods. However, instead of helping them we ended up getting Philippines away from the control of Spain and then the United States started oppressing them just like Spain was. The league sees this as anti-American because by gaining control of the Philippines and forcing them to work at our american factories we are taking away their life, liberty, and their pursuit of happiness.
After the war, most German observers still failed to read the results properly. They claimed that the Americans had not faced a serious opponent who would have exposed her military weaknesses. Professionals doubted that Americans would be able to fight in a battle against a European rival. Papers had said many statements during this. Europeans’ misunderstanding and mistrust of volunteer armies afflicted their judgment when it came to the Spanish-American War.
His contributions also established a stronger bond between Spain and the United States. As previously stated, Galvez worked to provide financial and military support to America. Spain’s backing showed their commitment to American independence which promoted international relations, which continues to this day. Today, Spain and the US still maintain a close partnership on many issues like environmental concerns, energy matters, and trade that stimulate economic growth for both countries. The international partnership that Galvez initiated in the war shows the importance of collaboration and understanding one another, regardless of background.
The first reason is the main reason the U.S joined the Spanish-American war is territory and resources. According to a document by Jason Colby, Spain took control of Cuba, the Philippines Islands, and Puerto Rico. The U.S was worried that
Spanish American War / Yellow Journalism “You furnish the pictures, and I`ll furnish the war." (http://izquotes.com/author/william-randolph-hearst). During the 1890`s the Spanish American War started. “The Spanish–American War was a conflict fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. Hostilities began in the aftermath of sinking of the USS Maine in Havana harbor leading to American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence."
Therefore, Veterans bring up the idea in the film that if Fascist can attack Spain who were becoming demarcated, who is to say they would not attack America, a government that is based on democracy? This helped motivated many Americans to volunteer in fighting in the Spanish
The American, Mexican, and French revolutions were similar and different in their own ways. There was a common cause, goal, and effect of each of these three revolutions in addition to the unique causes, goals, and effects. All of these revolutions were caused by political instability, had the common goal of political reformation that was met through revolutionary events, that resulted in the formation and adoption of a new constitution and form of government. There were many causes that led up to these three revolutions, some are shared by all three, some only by two, and some are unique causes. All three of these revolutions were caused by political instability in the country these revolutions took place in.
Spain fought with countries such as France, England, and the Dutch for control over lands in the New World, because they were all seeking wealth and power. They had even faced the threat of foreign attacks from England. Because of
Mexican American War “... May the boldest fear and the wisest tremble when incurring responsibilities on which may depend on our countries peace and prosperity…” -James K. Polk. What our 11th president meant by this is that we need to maintain good relations to bring success as this is the opposite of what Mexico wanted. In 1845, many Americans believed in manifest destiny which was the belief that the United States was destined to stretch from coast to coast. As this idea scattered through America, citizens of the U.S. spread with it.
The U.S. refused to consult countries in the regions about their affairs (Paterson 347). As a result, many countries involved in the Spanish-American war formed liberation movements to combat the influence of Spain and the U.S. In conclusion, the U.S. had superimposed its influence over these countries by managing their trade and governmental affairs and created a regional
There were many important causes and effects of the Spanish American War. In the 1880’s the U.S. wanted to achieve manifest destiny and so they expanded out west and took control over the Native Americans. There were four different motives that the United States could’ve used to imperialize: political and military interest and economic interest were mostly with trading. Humanitarian and religious interest, to help those that you have allied with or to spread religion and the rich help those who were “under privileged.” Lastly, social darwinism, the idea that you are superior than someone else.
The Civil War in Nicaragua, more commonly referred to as the Contra War, was a contentious interval of violence provoked by differing ideological perspectives. The Contra War consisted of many parties, although primarily included the Contras, the Sandinistas or FSLN, and the United States Government. The Nicaraguan Revolution, where the Sandinistas came to power, spanned from 1961 to 1979, while the Contra War in which the Contras rebelled against the Sandinistas occurred from 1981 to 1990. The Sandinistas rebelled against the Somoza dictatorship, which was supported by the United States, and they gained power in 1979.