Unit 17: Spain 1936-39: Revolution and Civil War
This Unit aims to
- Give a short introduction to and provide a chronology and commentary on the political and military events of 1936-39 in Spain.
- Chart the reasons behind the entry into government by the CNT.
- Examine the workers’ militias.
- Discuss the rise in influence of the Communists.
Terms and abbreviations
CNT: Confederacion Nacionaln del Trabajo (National Confederation of Labour). Anarcho-syndicalist union.
PSO: Partido Socialista Obrero (Workers’ Socialist Party)
POUM: Partido Obrero de Unificacion Marxista (United Marxist Workers Party). Dissident revolutionary Communist Party
FAI: Federacion Anarquista Iberica (Iberian Anarchist Federation)