Regions Spain
Survey Articles (Regional)
Regional Thematic Articles
- Domestic Politics and Neutrality (Spain)
- Exile and Migration (Spain)
- Film/Cinema (Spain)
- Foreign Policy (Spain)
- Humanitarianism (Spain)
- Intelligence and Espionage (Spain)
- Making Sense of the War (Spain)
- Military and Strategy (Spain)
- The Church (Spain)
- Wartime and Post-war Economies (Spain)
- Wartime and Post-war Societies (Spain)
Encyclopedic Entries
Survey Articles (Regional)
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This article examines Spain’s neutrality during the Great War, highlighting factors such as the lack of military resources; the division of public opinion and internal conflicts; and actors such as … READ MORE
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Regional Thematic Articles
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Despite the official neutrality maintained by Spain throughout the First World War, the conflict had a considerable impact on that country’s internal politics. The political stances taken gave rise … READ MORE
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This paper analyzes population movements to and from Spain during World War One, including migrant workers returning from France, Russian refugees, Germans, deserters, conscientious objectors, … READ MORE
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Spain’s official neutrality during the First World War influenced the development of film distribution and exhibition in the country. The government’s strategy to enforce neutrality was based on … READ MORE
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Throughout the Great War, successive Spanish governments tried to advance traditional foreign policy claims – the annexation of Tangier, the return of Gibraltar and the possibility of intervening … READ MORE
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Despite Spain’s official position of neutrality during the First World War, Spanish society was divided into two sectors consisting of pro-Entente and Germanophiles. This internal division has been … READ MORE
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This article deals with operations carried out by belligerent secret services in Spain, challenging the declaration of neutrality issued by Madrid in August 1914. Its primary aim is to … READ MORE
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This article deals with Spanish representations of neutrality and war within domestic ideological space. Spaniards suffered acutely from the pressures of economic and maritime war. The need to make … READ MORE
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This article examines the history of the Spanish army during the First World War in the context of the Spanish strategic and security situation. It shows the interrelation between Spanish military … READ MORE
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The Spanish church identified with Pope Benedict XV’s efforts in favour of neutrality and in search of peace: this position also coincided with the choice made by the Spanish liberal governments. … READ MORE
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This article focuses on the impact of the First World War on the economy of neutral Spain. This period is usually considered as exceptional and one that did not have much of an influence on the … READ MORE
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A certain consensus exists in Spanish historiography regarding the First World War, one that connects the level of social conflict to a radical economic transformation. The economy grew … READ MORE
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Encyclopedic Entries
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Alfonso XIII was a controversial Spanish king during the first decades of the 20th century. During the First World War he established a humanitarian office for prisoners and civilian … READ MORE
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Dada, a transnational movement of artists, was founded in Zurich in 1916. It disappeared in 1924, after a sham trial against Maurice Barrès in 1921. Far from pacifism, Dada declared war against war. … READ MORE
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At the beginning of the 20th century, two different systems of exercise and training were internationally known: gymnastics and sport. As a result of the First World War, the boundaries … READ MORE
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The two Moroccan crises represent the product of “rapacious joint imperialism.” Morocco could not escape the ambitions of its immediate neighbours, Spain and France, who secretly plotted to … READ MORE
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During the 19th century, neutrality evolved into a set of legal and political tools designed to limit the impact of wars on the international system. This form of neutrality did not … READ MORE
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A citizen of neutral Spain, Pablo Picasso did not fight in the war, but his avant-garde artwork accompanied war culture right up to its use in … READ MORE
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Spain became a centre of international espionage in 1914. Its strategic location in terms of the Anglo-French trade soon attracted German attention. The Germans waged an economic and propaganda war … READ MORE
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The Spanish government maintained a benevolent neutrality policy towards the Entente Powers during the First World War. Liberal and Conservative cabinets decided it was the only position consistent … READ MORE
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Rodrigo de Saavedra y Vinent, Marqués de Villalobar was the diplomatic representative of Spain to Belgium from 1913 to 1926. During the war, his humanitarian activities in occupied Belgium … READ MORE
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Alliances were an important feature of the international system on the eve of World War I. The formation of rival blocs of Great Powers has previously considered a major cause of the outbreak of war … READ MORE
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Controversy: The Media's Responsibility for Crises and Conflicts in the Age of Imperialism
By Peter Geiss
The article discusses the role of the media in the complex international process leading to the First World War with a focus on the press of the great powers. Recent research has shown that the … READ MORE
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Many issues surrounding the conduct of war in the years 1914-1918 were impervious to international negotiation or mediation, due either to a complete lack of consensus or to an absence of trust and … READ MORE
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This article deals with the nature of social conflict during the war. The length of the conflict and growing food shortages on the home front strained relations between individuals and between social … READ MORE
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Female war reporters from belligerent and neutral countries were present in the major war theatres in Europe and the Middle East throughout 1914 to 1918. While admission of journalists to the war … READ MORE
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Survey Articles (Regional)
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This article examines Spain’s neutrality during the Great War, highlighting factors such as the lack of military resources; the division of public opinion and internal conflicts; and actors such as … READ MORE
Regional
Regional Thematic Articles
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Despite the official neutrality maintained by Spain throughout the First World War, the conflict had a considerable impact on that country’s internal politics. The political stances taken gave rise … READ MORE
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This paper analyzes population movements to and from Spain during World War One, including migrant workers returning from France, Russian refugees, Germans, deserters, conscientious objectors, … READ MORE
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Spain’s official neutrality during the First World War influenced the development of film distribution and exhibition in the country. The government’s strategy to enforce neutrality was based on … READ MORE
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Throughout the Great War, successive Spanish governments tried to advance traditional foreign policy claims – the annexation of Tangier, the return of Gibraltar and the possibility of intervening … READ MORE
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Despite Spain’s official position of neutrality during the First World War, Spanish society was divided into two sectors consisting of pro-Entente and Germanophiles. This internal division has been … READ MORE
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This article deals with operations carried out by belligerent secret services in Spain, challenging the declaration of neutrality issued by Madrid in August 1914. Its primary aim is to … READ MORE
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This article deals with Spanish representations of neutrality and war within domestic ideological space. Spaniards suffered acutely from the pressures of economic and maritime war. The need to make … READ MORE
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This article examines the history of the Spanish army during the First World War in the context of the Spanish strategic and security situation. It shows the interrelation between Spanish military … READ MORE
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The Spanish church identified with Pope Benedict XV’s efforts in favour of neutrality and in search of peace: this position also coincided with the choice made by the Spanish liberal governments. … READ MORE
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This article focuses on the impact of the First World War on the economy of neutral Spain. This period is usually considered as exceptional and one that did not have much of an influence on the … READ MORE
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A certain consensus exists in Spanish historiography regarding the First World War, one that connects the level of social conflict to a radical economic transformation. The economy grew … READ MORE
Regional Thematic
Encyclopedic Entries
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Alfonso XIII was a controversial Spanish king during the first decades of the 20th century. During the First World War he established a humanitarian office for prisoners and civilian … READ MORE
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Dada, a transnational movement of artists, was founded in Zurich in 1916. It disappeared in 1924, after a sham trial against Maurice Barrès in 1921. Far from pacifism, Dada declared war against war. … READ MORE
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At the beginning of the 20th century, two different systems of exercise and training were internationally known: gymnastics and sport. As a result of the First World War, the boundaries … READ MORE
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The two Moroccan crises represent the product of “rapacious joint imperialism.” Morocco could not escape the ambitions of its immediate neighbours, Spain and France, who secretly plotted to … READ MORE
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During the 19th century, neutrality evolved into a set of legal and political tools designed to limit the impact of wars on the international system. This form of neutrality did not … READ MORE
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A citizen of neutral Spain, Pablo Picasso did not fight in the war, but his avant-garde artwork accompanied war culture right up to its use in … READ MORE
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Spain became a centre of international espionage in 1914. Its strategic location in terms of the Anglo-French trade soon attracted German attention. The Germans waged an economic and propaganda war … READ MORE
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The Spanish government maintained a benevolent neutrality policy towards the Entente Powers during the First World War. Liberal and Conservative cabinets decided it was the only position consistent … READ MORE
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Rodrigo de Saavedra y Vinent, Marqués de Villalobar was the diplomatic representative of Spain to Belgium from 1913 to 1926. During the war, his humanitarian activities in occupied Belgium … READ MORE
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