Evaluate the role of Foreign Influence on two civil wars

Question 1

Intro:

Answer 1

• Foreign intervention
• Supporting strength
• Opposing weakness

Van de Van –> Tactics + strength most important in China
Blinkhorn –> FI

Argument, foreign intervention most important in Spanish however gmd failure most important in CCW

Question 2

FI comparative statement

Answer 2

Although Van de van argues the importance of PLA strength in overcoming the GMD, foreign intervention was still of large impact, however compared to the Spanish civil war, foreign intervention was far more crucial in the Spanish civil war.

Question 3

Evidence for FI

Answer 3

Spain:

-Blinkhorn argues that the 16,000 German and 75,000 Italy troops sent to Spain had a significant impact on the war.

–> Italian and German militaries modern –> 1200 aircraft –> complete air superiority –> Guernica

China:

Van de van who argues that although the US sent $3billion worth of aid to the GMD this was to no effect due to the corruption within the GMD meaning that the funds were not all used to fight the war. (They claimed to only receiving 150 million)

-Lack of military aid meant that GMD weakness was further exacerbated as weapons given to the GMD could not be used properly to defeat communists