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On 26 April 1937, Nazi German and Italian bombers attacked the Basque city of Guernica. Over the course of three hours, they destroyed three-quarters of the ancient town, killing and wounding hundreds. The raid was “unparalleled in military history”, according to reports at the time – and it inspired one of the most famous anti-war paintings in history: THE GUERNICA
ACTIVITY 1. Watch the video and answer the quizz.
Another famous piece of the Spanish Civil War is the propaganda designed by Miró AIdez l'Espagne. It was first designed as a stamp to help the Republican Government . If you choose Option 2 you aren't an artist and so you don't want to make a propaganda poster for the Republicans You are going to observe different propaganda posters and write about their main characteristics. Go to activity 2 for more details.
ACTIVITY 2: COMPARE AND CONTRAST REPUBLICAN PROPAGANDA POSTERS. Watch carefully different Republican posters and explain what are the main colours they normally use, what type of objects, people...appear in them and explain why do you think they use this. Choose two different Republican posters and explain the similarities and differences between them. DO all this in your Google DRIVE and share your document with me: ehugas@iefrancesccambo.cat
ACTIVITY 3: WAR QUOTES Read the quotes and answer the quizz.
Margaret Attwood
John Lennon
Aristotle
Eleanor Roosevelt
Mark Twain
"No one won the last war, and no one will win the next war"
"War is what happens when language falls"
“It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace.”
"God created war so that Americans would learn geography"
"War is over... if you want it"
Click on REPORTED SPEECH to watch the videos and explanation. When you understand it, write in reported speech the war quotes included in the following quizz.
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