Qualls, Karl D.

This bar graph illustrates the home region of the evacuated Spaniards. The overwhelming majority came from the Basque Country (País Vasco) and Asturias on the northern coast of Spain.

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Qualls, Karl D.

This map marks the approximate location of the principle boarding schools for Spanish children in the USSR, with the greatest number in Moscow and Leningrad. Home No. 6 was a special school designed primarily for students...

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Qualls, Karl D.

This map represents the chief locations to which Spanish boarding schools were evacuated in 1941. We can see the Soviet intention of moving the children beyond the Ural Mountains and away from the frontline action of WW II.

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Qualls, Karl D.

This map helps to illustrate the movement of several of the main boarding schools in 1941 before and after their evacuation that summer. If you would like to learn more about the individual boarding schools, open the .kmz or...

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Qualls, Karl D.

This map illustrates the dramatic re-location of Spanish boarding schools to Moscow and its environs as Nazi forces were repelled. Spanish Communist Party officials wanted the children concentrated in Moscow for better Party...

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Qualls, Karl D.

Data from this archival document show how widely dispersed Spanish youth were by 1944. Starting in 1941, they were evacuated and sent to work in factories in southern and central USSR. When compared the following graph, we can...

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Qualls, Karl D.

During the war, Spanish youth had been evacuated far away from the frontlines. In 1945, they too, like the children, were relocated en masse to the Moscow region.

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Qualls, Karl D.

At age fourteen or completion of seventh grade, Soviet youth entered the workforce or higher education. This pie chart represents the trajectory of Spanish youth. Note that the vast majority entered factory production or...

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Qualls, Karl D.

This graph represents different life paths for Spanish youth. Although the USSR was supposed to promote gender equality, we can see some divergence, particularly in youth going to factory and trade schools. Unfortunately, the...

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