“Guernica”: Symbolism‚ Significance‚ and the Spanish Civil War “Guernica‚” painted by the Spanish painter Pablo Picasso in 1937‚ is a memorial of the bombing of the town of Guernica in Northern Spain by the Nazi’s during the Spanish Civil War (Petersen). The Spanish Civil War was an amalgamation of many different political factions into two opponents: The Republicans and the Nationalists. The Spanish Civil War‚ however‚ was not based solely on combative political ideologies. It was correspondingly
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2 G10 History Internal Assessment: “What were the consequences of Franco’s victory in the Spanish Civil War?” Word Count: 1936 Contents page Section Page A. Plan of investigation 3 B. Summary of evidence 3-4 C. Evaluation
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Every piece of artwork has a driving force behind the making of it. It could be as simple as an emotional feeling at a certain point in an artist’s life‚ or it could be as complicated as the political events taking place around an artist. Some artworks have multiple influences on them. Guernica‚ an internationally recognized anti-war symbol designed and painted by Pablo Picasso‚ was produced in response to the immense devastation‚ chaos‚ and disgust of the Spanish Civil War‚ or more specifically
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POLITICAL SYSTEMS Presidential systems executive power = president legislative power = unicameral or bicameral parliament both have legitimacy derived from people USA president is the only executive‚ the only one responsible president is also the prime minister and the lead symbol of the state president cannot dissolve (rozpustit) parliament parliament cannot dismiss president (only impeachment) system of checks and balances – limits of powers – absolute separation of powers Hard to
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IB 20th Century World History- Weeks 7-10 Background Information President Roosevelt heavily supported a declaration of war with Germany to preserve the European balance of power. Wilson aimed towards American isolationism Wilsonian Idealism World War I 1914-1919 World War II 1939-1945 The Treaty of Versailles “The Big Three”- Clemenceau of France‚ Woodrow Wilson of the United States of America‚ and David Lloyd George of England‚ along with Orlando of Italy Reduction of national armaments
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The Role of Women in Spain Introduction The field of women’s studies has tried to restore the place of women in history by looking at a wide range of women’s roles and achievements in different historical periods. For example‚ Sanchez and Saens’ (1996) compilation about Spanish women during the golden age explored the lives not only of queens but of women artisans and female religious figures. What is clear from these explorations is that women’s lives were complex and their roles ambiguous
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My scrapbook on Animal Farm. A brief summary of Animal Farm. Old Major‚ the old boar on the Manor Farm‚ summons the animals on the farm together for a meeting‚ during which he refers to humans as parasites. When Major dies‚ two young pigs‚ Snowball and Napoleon‚ assume command and consider it a duty to prepare for the Rebellion‚ which the old boar had mentioned. The animals revolt and drive the drunken and irresponsible farmer Mr. Jones from the farm‚ renaming it "Animal Farm". The pigs elevate
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Bibliography: Davies‚ Catherine‚ Spanish women’s writing‚ 1849-1996 (Bath‚1998) Davies ‚ Catherine‚ Women in Context‚ Volume 5 : Spanish Women ’s Writing‚ 1849-1996 ‚(London‚ 2000) ‘Discurso pronunciado en el III Congreso Nacional de la Sección Femenina de Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las J.O.N.S.‚’ in Cuatro discursos de Pilar Primo de Rivera (Madrid1939)‚(p. 22) El Saffar‚Ruth Entrevista: Rosa Montero-no 14 Especulo (UCM) available at : www.ucm.es/info/especulo/numero14/rmontero.html [06 April 2011]
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The United States of America vs. Spain Differences in Government and Political Systems Claire Hansen Abstract There are a multitude of political systems around the world today. Regardless of similarities‚ each has its own unique qualities. This paper will discuss the differences and similarities of the political systems and government of both the United States of America and Spain. First‚ a short analysis of each countries history will be provided. This will give some background to the political
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Fascism was an totalitarian political movement that developed after 1919 as a reaction against the political and social changes brought about by World War 1 and the spread of socialism and communism. It flourished between 1919 and 1945 in several countries‚ mainly Germany‚ Spain‚ Italy‚ and Japan. Fascism is a form of totalitarian dictatorship that had ideals such as extreme nationalism‚ economic self sufficiency and military strength. The dictators abolished all opposition against them and basically
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