Spanish Civil War

Causes for Spanish Civil War - Political

  • Spain was primarily agricultural, as 2.5M people were landless laborers

  • deeply undivided, and communication/transportation systems were disorganized

  • A constitutional monarchy

  • The political parties include but are not limited to: monarchists, liberals, socialists, seperalists, communists, and anarchists with very different goals and agendas

Miguel Primo de Rivera

  • Spain’s military dictator

  • He developed railroads, railways, and Spanish industry

Manuel Azana

  • A dominant parliamentary group