Spanish Civil War Noun Check

separatist

favoring a degree of political independence or autonomy for a particular region

Generalissimo

commander of an army; examples include

UGT

General union of Labourers, the main union of the socialist party

Anarcho Syndicalist

a anarchic belief in which proponents desire the central authority of the state to be put into the hands of trade unions; example is the CNT

CNT

National Labour Confederation; anarchosyndicalist trade union

trade union

an organization of workers which pursues improvements in pay and working conditions for its members

Bolshevik Revolution

successful communist revolution in Russia in October 1917 led by the Bolshevik Party

Lliga Regionalista (LR or RL)

Regionalist League, a separatist Catalan political party

Partido Nacionalista Vasco (PNV)

Basque Nationalist Party, a Basque Separatist political party

Cortes

Elected parliment

Caciques

influential local bosses, usually wealthy landlords or industrialists

Coalition

Government formed of a combination of political parties

Falange

Fascist political party established in Feb 1933 by Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera

Radical Party

market value Political party founded by Alejandro Lerroux; its political ideology represented the centre ground, favouring moderate social reform

FAI

led protests where workers dissatisfied with the effects of the reform program expressed their desire for more labor reforms

Assult Guards

armed police force, similar to the Civil Guard, established by the Republican government

CEDA

right wing party established in February 1933 by Jose Maria Gil Robles; a union of right wing opposition groups who proclaimed agenda was the defense of law, order, property and the Catholic Christian religion; won 115 seats in the November 1933 party, making them the largest single party

militia

a military force using civilians as opposed to professional soldiers

International Brigades

Military units composed of volunteers from a range of countries

Condor Legion

units of Germany’s air force that fought with the Nationalists

Incendiary bombs

bombs designed to start fires

Popular army

republican regular army organized in Spetember 1937

Junta

military led government

Conditional surrender

surrender in which terms have been agreed between the sides beforehand; defense council tried to do this with Franco

National Defense Council

republican group that hoped to negotiate a conditional surrender with Franco after it had become clear that the Republicans lost the war

Collectives

factories, businesses or farms that are run collectively by workers for their own interests; presence of these in republican areas prevented republicans from having the supplies they needed during the war

barter economy

the exchange of goods or services without the use of money; collectives using this system made it difficult for the government to trade with them for supplies the government needed

civil marriage

marriage in which the ceremony is not performed by a religious official

Delores Ibarruri

highest profile woman politician; republican

Primo de Rivera

sister or Jose Antonio; helped the republicans mobilize women; appointed many female public speakers

Auxilio Social

Nationalist agency that recruited thousands of women to distribute food and run orphanages 

Labor Charter

aimed to end female employment

Polikarpov I-15 and I-16

aircrafts given to the republicans by the USSR

Messerschmitt Bf 109

Fighter plane given to the nationalists in early 1937; helped the nationalists gain power over the skies

Tupolev SB 2

USSR plane; was the most powerful bombing aircraft on paper but much weaker than german ones

Heinkel 111

German bombing plane that was better than Tupolev

Guerra Celere

rapid war

what were the 3 main tanks, where did they come from, and rank them

T-26: tank used by republicans; more powerful than nationalist tanks

CV.33: Italian

CV.35: Italian

Panzer 1: German

fascism

political system headed by a dictator that calls of extreme nationalism and racism and has no tolerance for opposition

Miguel Primo de Rivera

Right wing dictator of Spain 1923-1930, removed from power when he lost the support of the army

Alejandro Lerroux

leader of radical republican party; was PM 3 times before war

Largo Caballero

spanish politician and trade unionist; led the PSOE and UGT

Jose Maria Gil Robles

right wing journalist; supported Primo de Rivera’s dictatorship, opposed the Second Republic; became a right wing political leader and formed CEDA in 1933

General Jose Sanjurjo

Director of the civil guard; led a failed coup against the popular front that sparked the civil war

Indalecio Prieto

Led the PSOE in Spain; became finance minister in 1931; wanted to dispose of the right wing and attempted to find similarities between the left wing and center wing to capitalize upon

Prime Minister Santiago Casares Quioga

PM of Spain during the coup led by Jose Sanjurjo