Industries, public utilities & transport - controlled by worker committees.
Rural areas had collective farms.
Real-world example: Imagine your school clubs taking over the school cafeteria or transport – while they might have enthusiasm, do they have the expertise to manage at scale?
Performance of the System
Couldn't supply war needs.
Production drop in Catalan by two-thirds from 1936-1939.
Did you know? That's like a car manufacturing plant going from making 100 cars a day to just 33! 🚗
Economic Stats – Yikes!
Inflation 📈: 300% during war.
Wages 📉: Increased only by 15%.
Real-world example: Imagine if a candy bar cost $1 last year, but now it's $3. However, your allowance only went from $10 to $11.50. Not much more candy for you!
Food and Essential Supplies
Food & raw material shortages.
Republic's diet staple: Chickpeas & lentils from Mexico.
People faced vitamin and protein deficiencies.
Death rate 🚫: Doubled for children and elderly in 1938.
Fact Attack: Think about eating just beans and lentils every day while missing out on essential nutrients. 🥦🥕
NIC's (Non-Intervention Committee) Role
Established by Britain & France in 1936.
Aim: Prevent foreign support to Spain's warring parties.
Result: Restricted the Republic’s trading partners, pushing them to spend their entire gold reserves.
Did you know?: It's like being grounded and only having one friend to play with, but even that friend is charging you your entire piggy bank savings to hang out!
Communist Influence
Paul Preston believes that Communist control eventually improved things through centralization, but it was too little, too late.
Real-world example: It's like studying hard for an exam a day before when you've been slacking off the whole semester. Results are bound to be impacted!
ANALYSIS OF SOURCES ON THE END OF THE WAR 🔍
Paul Preston (2012)
Post Catalonia’s fall, 30% of Spain was with the Republic.
Industries, public utilities & transport - controlled by worker committees.
Rural areas had collective farms.
Real-world example: Imagine your school clubs taking over the school cafeteria or transport – while they might have enthusiasm, do they have the expertise to manage at scale?
Performance of the System
Couldn't supply war needs.
Production drop in Catalan by two-thirds from 1936-1939.
Did you know? That's like a car manufacturing plant going from making 100 cars a day to just 33! 🚗
Economic Stats – Yikes!
Inflation 📈: 300% during war.
Wages 📉: Increased only by 15%.
Real-world example: Imagine if a candy bar cost $1 last year, but now it's $3. However, your allowance only went from $10 to $11.50. Not much more candy for you!
Food and Essential Supplies
Food & raw material shortages.
Republic's diet staple: Chickpeas & lentils from Mexico.
People faced vitamin and protein deficiencies.
Death rate 🚫: Doubled for children and elderly in 1938.
Fact Attack: Think about eating just beans and lentils every day while missing out on essential nutrients. 🥦🥕
NIC's (Non-Intervention Committee) Role
Established by Britain & France in 1936.
Aim: Prevent foreign support to Spain's warring parties.
Result: Restricted the Republic’s trading partners, pushing them to spend their entire gold reserves.
Did you know?: It's like being grounded and only having one friend to play with, but even that friend is charging you your entire piggy bank savings to hang out!
Communist Influence
Paul Preston believes that Communist control eventually improved things through centralization, but it was too little, too late.
Real-world example: It's like studying hard for an exam a day before when you've been slacking off the whole semester. Results are bound to be impacted!
ANALYSIS OF SOURCES ON THE END OF THE WAR 🔍
Paul Preston (2012)
Post Catalonia’s fall, 30% of Spain was with the Republic.