1. The SPANISH CIVIL WAR Learning Objective: Understand the significance of the Spanish Civil War on the origins of WWII

2. Franco vs Azana

3. Expert groups Groups 1&2: What happened? Group 3: What were the causes? Group 4: Who was involved? Group 5: What did people think? YOU HAVE 20 MINUTES

4. Consequences of the Spanish Civil War Hitler and Mussolini drew closer together, leading to the Rome-Berlin Axis of 1936 Germany gained valuable battle practice and confidence Italy and Germany build their sphere of influence in Europe by helping a Fascist to power Britain and France on the other hand were shown to be weak, unreliable and still more concerned with communism