Spanish civil war 1936

October 1936

When was the spanish civil war?

October 1936

Who were the 2 sides in the spanish civil war?

• General Franco, nationalists (right wing)

• Republicans, communists (left wing)

Who supported General Franco in the spanish civil war?

Italy and Germany (even though they agreed not to intervene)

Who supported the republicans in the spanish civil war?

The USSR and France provided weapons (but didn’t necessarily support)

Meaning of blitzkrieg

Co ordinated attack with aircrafts to wipe out enemies very quickly

Meaning of luftwaffe

Hilter’s airforce

Meaning of fascist

extreme right wing (comes from Italian right wing meaning bundle of sticks)

Anti - Commintern pact

Pact between Germany, Italy and Japan.

It served as a diplomatic, anti-communist alliance targeting the USSR, effectively laying the groundwork for the Axis Powers in World War II. 

Who won the Spanish civil war?

General Franco

What were the consequences of the Spanish civil war?

• Nationalists win and rule as dictatorship for 36 years

• Hitler improves his capabilities (e.g air force)

• Gb + Fr appear weak as they haven’t stopped General Franco

• New axis alliance between Italy and Germany (which is a sandwich between Austria)

• The USSR became increasingly suspicious of Britain and France because of their reluctance to get involved

• Guernica was a taster of war in the 1930s and Gb + Fr didn’t do anything in fear they would have that happen to them.

• Hitler’s actions in the war alarmed Britain and they began to increase money to their armed forces

• Encourages Hitler that Britain and France wouldn’t do anything if he broke more of the TofV

What was Guernica?

• German airforce bombing civilians in North Spain (Guernica) in favour of General Franco

• Guernica is then used to reference civilian bombings as well as Picasso’s art was a memorial tribute to Guernica

What did Hitler provide for General Franco for the Spanish Civil War?

• Hitler used the war for an opportunity to try out his new air force and tactics

• Hitler sent some of his airforce

What did Mussolini provide in the Spanish Civil war?

• He sent troops of ‘volunteers’

What did France provide to the republicans in the Spanish Civil War?

Weapons

What did the USSR provide to the republicans in the Spanish Civil War?

Weapons, aircrafts and pilots