Western Civilization II / Unit 16 WC2 1523 short lesson, about 20 seconds
A War of Reprisals: Volunteers, Non-Intervention, Guernica
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The idea
Both sides killed prisoners; the anchor counts six hundred thousand dead and two hundred thousand loyalists executed. Over twenty thousand foreigners fought for the republic in the International Brigades. Britain and France chose non-intervention; Germany and Italy sent troops, and the Luftwaffe bombed Madrid and Guernica as practice.
In practice
The witness's half a million dead; totals contested.
Where people slip
Figures attributed, no verdict.
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