From 1936 to 1939‚ the Spanish Civil War took place. In this said war‚ General Francisco Franco‚ strong supporter of nationalism‚ fought against the Loyalists‚ in order form a new government system for Spain‚ a Fascist government. Fascism is an extreme rightist view‚ more extreme than Monarchism and Nazism. In the Spanish Civil War‚ Franco was aided by Hitler and the German forces. The nationalists were aided slightly by the newly formed Italian country and their powerful Fascist leader‚ Mussolini
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Ochoa Spanish Civil war To what extent was the contribution of foreign powers to Franco’s victory in the Spanish Civil War exaggerated? Word count : 1800 Plan of investigation3 Summary of evidence3-5 Evaluation of sources 6-8 Analysis8-10 Conclusion10-11 List of sources11 Plan of the Investigation The Spanish Civil War(1936-39)‚ was a military revolt against the Republican government of Spain‚ supported by conservative elements within the country‚ resulting in a civil war with
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In this article‚ “Patterns of Development and Nationalism: Basque and Catalan Nationalism before the Spanish Civil War”‚ Juan Diez Medrano analyses the development and rise of nationalism in both the Basque County and Catalonia. Medrano developed two different hypotheses to support his argument. He first argues that‚ “traditionalist and separatist political nationalism was more intense in the Basque County than in Catalonia because Catalan peasantry and pre-industrial elites were better able to
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What were the key effects of the Spanish Civil War? Spanish Civil War was war which lasted from 1936 to 1939. For the Spanish it was “total” war‚ because whole available arms‚ weapons‚ economy and other sectors of country were included in this war. But the Spanish Civil War was “limited” war for foreign powers‚ since they hadn’t been directly included into the conflict. In this war the new technology was very significant‚ especially dominance of the airpower. Control of the sea was very important
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during the outset of civil war‚ the first reason is due to the nationalist being sympathize and supported by Portuguese dictator Antonio de Olivier a Salazar. This played a great role as Spain is bordered to Portugal and by having its leader to side with the nationalist acts as great assets in winning the civil war. The nationalist was also supported by Europe’s growing fascist powers‚ Hitler’s and Mussolini‚ both sees benefits of assisting the nationalist in the Spanish civil war. This means that the
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The Spanish civil war began in response to the fascist uprising led by General Francisco Franco in Spain. It came to embody the fight between working class and the bourgeoise. The working class was guided in part by the Anarchists and faced the challenge that most oppositional movements face and that is the balance of organization and demands. Movements often fail due to focus of on the winning of their movement rather than what will lead to the implication of their goals. This complete focus on
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Hitler’s intervention in Spanish conflict Jacob Q World War Two had a long and complex build-up towards the inevitable conflict of an all out War. Many of huge international changes were occurring in the years building up to the start of World War Two. The one we shall be focusing on today is the Spanish Civil War. It is a significant event even though Spain never officially entered the Second World War because Germany one of the major Axis powers intervened in it welts most other countries
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Did not intervene when King was forced to abdicate 1931 Happened in 1820‚ 1871‚ 1923 Reputation of Brutality Needed Heavy taxes to maintain Unpopular with the people Expensive Role of the Spanish Army Lost the spanish empire during 19th century Ineffective Lost war against American in 1898 Protected their interests Officer corps dominated by Upper and middle Class Housed the "Africanistas" Very conservative and nationalistic In charge of Education Held a lot
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On the 18 July 1936‚ leading Generals of the Spanish Army led a revolt against the democratically elected Popular Front government of Spain. Within days the country was plunged into civil war with the Republicans fighting the insurgent Nationalists for control of the country. The various democracies of the world turned their backs on Spain’s plight and even hindered the Republicans by supporting non-intervention in the conflict. However‚ many people came to help the Republic. Las Brigades Internacionales
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“Guernica”: Symbolism‚ Significance‚ and the Spanish Civil War “Guernica‚” painted by the Spanish painter Pablo Picasso in 1937‚ is a memorial of the bombing of the town of Guernica in Northern Spain by the Nazi’s during the Spanish Civil War (Petersen). The Spanish Civil War was an amalgamation of many different political factions into two opponents: The Republicans and the Nationalists. The Spanish Civil War‚ however‚ was not based solely on combative political ideologies. It was correspondingly
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