HST-278 The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and Spain Today
This course provides an overview of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), examining its causes, course, consequences and relevance in 21st Century Spain. It focuses on the end of the monarchy and the Second Spanish Republic; causes of the War; Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin and the War; the International Brigades and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade; battles of the Civil War; Francoism; democracy and the pact of silence; Spain's memory wars.