1. Topic Question: Analyze the causes of the Spanish Civil War
By Steven and Denis.

2. Thesis statement:
The Spanish Civil War was caused by several different political, and economic, and social factors which all together combine to contribute to the breakout of the war.

3. Introduction: Brief summary and background of SCW.
Tell when it happened ( )
Identify the two sides (Nationalist vs Republicans)
Why it happened
Thesis

4. Economic Causes: Spain was an agricultural economy
Agriculture was main source of employment
Many fundamental problems made it inefficient
Spain Was neutral in WW1 which led to;
a large economic boom
Increase in exports
There were still inflation and shortages
 Working class' living standards dropped
 Militancy rate increased
 Major economic problems in the 1920s lead to violent conflict between employers and employees particularly in industrial cities such as Catalonia

5. Political Causes: Weakness of the government
King was the head of state
Appointed a prime minister who commanded the majority in the parliament (Cortes)
Although the Cortes was elected by the male population, true power was held by the wealthy oligarchs and political control shifted between their different cliques
 Two main parties
  Conservatives, liberals
   No real difference
    Elections were rigged or decided by corruption
        

6. More Political Causes in the Army
Role of the Spanish army
    -Believed to be the protector of the nation therefore had the right and duty to intervene in politics if a crisis occurred
    -Intervened in 1820, 1871 and 1923
    -It had not acted to save the king in 1931 (lead to exile)
    -Intervened again in Second Republic and lastly in 1936
        -This last intervention lead to civil war
    -Army was unpopular with the people
        -Reputation for brutality
        -Expensive and heavy taxes to maintain
        -Proved to be ineffective
            -Lost the Spanish empire in 19th century
            -Lost the war with America in 1898
            -Struggled to control Morocco between 1906 and 1926
        -Needed reform as it was too big and had too many officers

7. Social Causes of the Spanish Civil War:
Great extremes of wealth and poverty caused severe social tensions
Regionalism – the Catalan and Basques wanted to be different as they were ethnically and culturally different. This annoyed the Nationalists who thought that Spain should remain the same and not change.
The church: The Catholic Church had great power and wealth. And with this came much influence. The Church basically had a monopoly of education. The Roman Catholic Church used Propaganda to influence the people.
Insufficient Food.
Constant Migrations due to work.
Work was seasonal

8. More Social Causes:
Apart from north there was limited modernization in the 19th century
    Limited by endemic poverty
    Workers in towns faced…
     Lower wages
     Long hours
     Unregulated working conditions
      Poor housing
       Little in the way of welfare provision

9. Conclusion: Reiterate important aspects of the outline.
Restate main idea and tie it all back to the thesis.
Closing Sentence: In 1936 Spain was in desperate need of change and due to several social, economic, and political problems they started a civil war.