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Author Smith, Eric R., 1971-

Title American relief aid and the Spanish Civil War / Eric R. Smith
Published Columbia [Missouri] : University of Missouri, [2013]

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Contents International crisis and reactions -- Movement culture -- The ethnic united front and Spanish America's war -- The Catholic Church and interwar anticommunism -- Refugee aid and the coming world war -- Retribution -- Conclusion : A tomb for democracy -- Appendix : The Green report
Summary The Spanish Civil War created a conflict for Americans who preferred that the United States remain uninvolved in foreign affairs. Despite the country's isolationist tendencies, opposition to the rise of fascism across Europe convinced many Americans that they had to act in support of the Spanish Republic. While much has been written about the war itself and its international volunteers, little attention has been paid to those who coordinated these relief efforts at home. This book tells the story of the political campaigns to raise aid for the Spanish Republic as activists pushed the limits of isolationist thinking. Those concerned with Spain's fate held a range of political convictions (including anarchists, socialists, liberals, and communists) with very different understandings of what fascism was. Yet they all agreed that fascism's advance must be halted. With labor strikes, fund-raising parties, and ambulance tours, defenders of Spain in the United States sought to shift the political discussion away from isolation of Spain's elected government and toward active assistance for the faltering Republic. Examining the American political organizations affiliated with this relief effort and the political repression that resulted as many of Spain's supporters faced the early incarnations of McCarthyism's trials, this book provides an understanding of American politics during the crucial years leading up to World War II. By also focusing on the impact the Spanish Civil War had on those of Spanish ethnicity in the United States, this book shows how close to home the seemingly distant war really hit. -- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-184) and index
Notes English
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Subject Humanitarian assistance -- Spain -- History -- 20th century
Solidarity -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Anti-fascist movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Pressure groups -- United States -- History -- 20th century
HISTORY -- World.
HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Economic Conditions.
HISTORY -- Europe -- Spain & Portugal.
Anti-fascist movements
Civilian war relief
Humanitarian assistance
Military participation -- American
Politics and government
Pressure groups
Solidarity -- Political aspects
War work
SUBJECT Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939 -- Civilian relief
Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939 -- War work
Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939 -- Participation, American
United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140464
Subject Spain
United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2013020774
ISBN 9780826273062
0826273068