The Spanish Civil War
Origins of Spanish Civil WarReligion and Economics
By: Kristina Russell and Sydney Watson
Paper 2: Assess the importance of religious and economic factors in the origins of the Spanish Civil
War
Separation of Church and State
Anticlericalism
Distribution of land and equality Thesis
In the 1930’s, tension between political parties, the fight for equality, and the separation of church and state caused visible alterations in Spain’s religion and economy leading to anticlericalism and anti-fascist pacts, which resulted in the Spanish Civil
War.
Political Parties
• Republicans
– Socialists(Partido
Sociallista Obrero
Espanol-PSOE)
– Anarchists(Federacion
Anarquista Berica- FAI), redistribution of land
• Nationalists
– Monarchists, landowners, …show more content…
Only a relatively small proportion of the electorate had the right to vote, and since nothing changed…the population was forced into apathy or violent opposition to the system.” –Paul Preston; Modern Review
Conclusion
After World War One, long term economic and religious tensions caused the start of the
Spanish Civil War. Political Parties made up of anarchists, and fascists affected not only the economy but also religion. Various groups went against the government to fight for equality, but ended up causing a greater problem, a civil war for Spain. The church was stripped from economic and temporal power, leaving a loss of Spanish identity to the citizens struggling through the issues of property, religion, and tradition. Tension between anticlericalism and Catholicism became noticed, and caused riots and disorder through the country of Spain. The separation of the church and State(religion), combined with the distribution of land for equality(economics) created tension between the common people and the government resulting in Spanish Civil War in 1936.
Work Cited
Lannon, Frances. The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. Oxford: Osprey,
By: Kristina Russell and Sydney Watson
Paper 2: Assess the importance of religious and economic factors in the origins of the Spanish Civil
War
Separation of Church and State
Anticlericalism
Distribution of land and equality Thesis
In the 1930’s, tension between political parties, the fight for equality, and the separation of church and state caused visible alterations in Spain’s religion and economy leading to anticlericalism and anti-fascist pacts, which resulted in the Spanish Civil
War.
Political Parties
• Republicans
– Socialists(Partido
Sociallista Obrero
Espanol-PSOE)
– Anarchists(Federacion
Anarquista Berica- FAI), redistribution of land
• Nationalists
– Monarchists, landowners, …show more content…
Only a relatively small proportion of the electorate had the right to vote, and since nothing changed…the population was forced into apathy or violent opposition to the system.” –Paul Preston; Modern Review
Conclusion
After World War One, long term economic and religious tensions caused the start of the
Spanish Civil War. Political Parties made up of anarchists, and fascists affected not only the economy but also religion. Various groups went against the government to fight for equality, but ended up causing a greater problem, a civil war for Spain. The church was stripped from economic and temporal power, leaving a loss of Spanish identity to the citizens struggling through the issues of property, religion, and tradition. Tension between anticlericalism and Catholicism became noticed, and caused riots and disorder through the country of Spain. The separation of the church and State(religion), combined with the distribution of land for equality(economics) created tension between the common people and the government resulting in Spanish Civil War in 1936.
Work Cited
Lannon, Frances. The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. Oxford: Osprey,