IB History – Key Concept: Significance

Why was the SCW significant?

National Impact International Impact Humanitarian Impact Cultural Impact

"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" (BBC website)
• A "dress rehearsal" for World Up to 500,000 people Picasso's Guernica, Orwell's Homage to
War Two: Catalonia, Hemmigway's For Whom the
• Fascism against Communism,
were killed in just 3 years. Bell Tolls, Laurie Lee's A Moment of War –
• Aggression against artists and writers saw the conflict as a
Appeasement. battle for civilisation and culture against
• Hitler’s opportunity to re-arm the forces of darkness.
 Friday, September 13, 2019

Enquiry Question: Why did the

Spanish Civil War start?

Learning Objectives
• To analyse the multiple causes that contributed
to the outbreak of the SCW
• To evaluate the relative importance of the causes
of the SCW
 Spain Before 1923
YOUR TASK:

Use the
information on
the worksheet
to annotate a
map of Spain.

Make sure to
clearly show
the areas of
tension
between
geographic
regions,
political
factions and
socio-
economic
groups.
Alfonso XIII
King of Spain 1886-1931
 Collaborative Corner
Exploring Causation
TASK 1:
• To complete the guided notes template on the Long Term causes of the SCW.
• Documentary The Spanish Civil War - Prelude to Tragedy (1/6)
TASK 2:
• To complete the activities on the Short Term causes of the SCW.
Chronological Outline
Narrative to Analysis
Engaging in Historical Debate
TASK 3:
• Read the Article by Peter Anderson.
• Underline or highlight the immediate/trigger causes of the SCW.

[Additional Notes: Cambridge p139-150, Hodder p125-145]

 Using the HIVE MIND
What caused the SCW?
Long-term
Social

Political

Short-term Economic

Religious

Immediate Military
 Friday, September 13, 2019

Enquiry Question: Why did the

Spanish Civil War start?

Learning Objectives
• To analyse the multiple causes that contributed
to the outbreak of the SCW
• To evaluate the relative importance of the causes
of the SCW
 IB History – Key Concepts: Significance & Causation
What was the most significant cause of the SCW?
Most significant cause
YOUR TASK: [CONCEPTS: Significance & Causation]

• In small groups, label a series of post it

notes with the causes of the SCW (ST, LT,
SPERM).
• Place the post it notes into a visual
hierarchy to show the relative significance
of each cause to the start of the SCW.

Looking for a Level 6/7:

• Take a different coloured post it and
walk around the room. Critique another
group’s hierarchy and challenge their
perspective with a clear argument from
your perspective. Least significant cause
[CONCEPTS: Significance & Causation]
Examine the long- and short-term causes of one 20th-
century war.
Assess the social and economic causes of one
twentieth century war.
 Friday, September 13, 2019

Enquiry Question: Why did the

Spanish Civil War start?

Learning Objectives
• To analyse the multiple causes that contributed
to the outbreak of the SCW
• To evaluate the relative importance of the causes
of the SCW
Homework
Events of the SCW
• Complete the worksheet to provide an explanation and precise
detail of each event.
• Show that you can analyse why an event was significant with explicit
reference to the consequences of the event.
• TEXTBOOK: Hodder p146-161

EXTENSION:
Highlight or colour code evidence of the different
tactics/strategies/technology employed in the SCW {e.g. guerrilla warfare,
tanks, aircraft etc.]