emmiez Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 HeyFor my IA, I really wanted to research on the spanish civil war, and I picked the book 'Homage to Catalonia' by George Orwell... but now I'm a bit stuck with what aspect of the war to explore...Has anyone read the book or learnt the spanish civil war and can give me some tips?The problem for me is that I haven't actually learnt about the war yet so it's all quite new to me...Thanks Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mecamylamine Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 Um well I haven't read the book...But I have studied it...First I think you should decide if you want to look at the causes, the war itself, or the effects. You could compare the weapons the Nationalists had with the ones the Republic had?Or...how the Soviets helped the Republic?I'm just giving a few ideas here..The spanish civil war is hard because..well it's better to choose a more obscure topic..so maybe my ideas aren't so good...sorry this isn't very helpful:S Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmiez Posted May 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 I've decided to focus on disunity in the republican side...More specifically, I think I will look at 'To what extent was republican disunity a cause for the nationalist victory in the Spanish civil war'.Is that a good topic?? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmiez Posted May 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 Hi,Just want to see what are your views about 'Counter-revolution' as a reason for Republican defeat in the Spanish Civil War? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vvi Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 That sounds like a good IA question, "to what extent" and "cause" questions are good in general and conclusions are easy to write, and the topic is narrow enough. Remember to use more than just that one book as your source though. Get historians' opinions and use primary sources too. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbert Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 I've studied the Spanish civil war. If you have any questions, send me a message or something.The book "For whom the Bells Toll" is also centered around the Spanish Civil war- I recommend you read it, as it is one of my favorite books and actually shaped the way I think. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scade Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Well, if I were you, I would think if I could further narrow down the question. Perhaps instead of asking to what extent were their internal problems responsible for their defeat, I would concentrate on some factor causing the internal problems (for example political differences and Soviet intervention troubling the anarchists). This is because as such your question is rather broad for an IA. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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