Discuss the impact of political polarization during the Second Spanish Republic.

The question requires that candidates offer a considered and balanced review of the impact of political polarization during the Second Spanish Republic. Candidates may refer to the fact that the Republic experienced a period of reform between 1931–1933, and the repealing of reforms between 1933–1936 fuelled political polarization. Candidates may refer to the lack of democratic culture and experience in party politics that made certain political groups more reactionary (CEDA, Falange), making them less capable of compromise or negotiation. Candidates may refer to lack of authority and political violence that emerged, further weakening the Republic and stimulating political radicalization. Candidates may refer to the manifestations of political violence contributing to polarization, for example, the crushing of the Asturias rising. By 1936 compromise between the Republicans and Nationalists was unlikely, ultimately leading to the military coup of July 1936 and the subsequent Civil War.