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In February 1936 a general election in the Republic of Spain brought power to a government supported by a coalition of center and left-wing parties. A few months later, conservative military offices rose against the government of the Republic, and civil war followed. Over the next three years, conservatives and fascists attempted to overthrow the Republic. Among the groups involved in the Spanish Civil War were the moderate republicans, socialists, communists, anarchists and nationalists. Each of the groups defending the Spanish Republic had different aims and attitudes. The way they represented these aims; through violence, negotiation, or peace was key in determining how the conflict of the Spanish Civil War was settled.
The Republican faction was the side in the Spanish Civil War that that supported the established government of the Second Spanish Republic against the Nationalist or rebel faction of the military rebellion. The Prime Minister Manuel Azana was an advocate for peace and order as a means to reach a conclusion to the civil war. But not all republicans felt this way; the republican militia used violence to accomplish their aim of defeating the rebellion. Clara Campoamor stated that gunman to shop for groceries would even accompany women. This is biased and could be an exaggeration of the truth since Clara is a republican deputy in parliament and had their interests in mind. There was also a third way the republicans represented their aims; Andres Marquez member of the republican party and was an advocate for reform. Within the Republican part their were three different ways of trying the accomplish the goal of defeating the uprising and defending the republic (Doc. 1,2,3,4).
The socialist were fighting for democracy not just in Spain but defending democracy in all countries. They were in opposition to the fascists. Socrates Gomez believed that the socialist made a mistake and should have joined with the government and shared control. The

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