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    Britannica) the Spanish Civil war started on July 17, 1936 and was between the Nationalists and the Republicans. The Nationalists who were led by Francisco Franco decided to take over the Republican government which started the war. Throughout the war both sides commonly used pistols and rifles while other countries brought in aircrafts and other weapons. As the war continued other countries joined the war including Nazi Germany who backed the Nationalists. By the end of the war a major toll had

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    Spanish Civil War began in 1936 as a military revolt against the Republican government of Spain. Civil war broke out when the military coupe did not work out. Nationalists, those that were revolting, were supported by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. Republicans, those that were protecting Spain, received some aid from the Soviet Union and volunteers from Europe and the United States. Nationalists heavily outnumbered the Republicans in manpower and firepower mostly because of all the resources Germany

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    The Spanish Civil War occurred between 1936 and 1939, it was a war of the Republicans (left wingers) against the Nationalists (right wingers) in which other countries got involved, contributing to a Second World War. At the end of the Civil War Spain emerged into a dictatorship of 36 years led by General Francisco Franco that ended only after his death. The Civil War started in 1936; however a similar conflict had already happened in the 19th century. In 1812 Spain adopted a Spanish Constitution

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    Violence Towards Civilians During the Spanish Civil War and World War II State violence towards civilians maintained large presence in both the Spanish Civil War and during World War II. Most of the circumstances under which this violence occurred and the effects that came as a result of it are shared between the two conflicts; however, there are some differences between the circumstances under which the atomic bomb was detonated over Hiroshima versus the bombing of Guernica and other acts of violence

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    the amount of civil unrest in Spain, the military coup of July 1936 was not unexpected. Lead by General Franco in the South, it became the onset of the civil war with Franco later becoming the leader of the Nationalists. The Republicans resisted the attack of the Nationalists, however it was not just these two sides that were participating in the civil war. Casanova (2013, Chapter 3) titles one of his chapters in his book about the Spanish Civil War "An International War on Spanish Soil", referring

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    The Condor Legion: Hitler Honed the Blitzkrieg in the Spanish Civil War In 1936, right-wing military commanders launched the coup d’état that sparked the Spanish Civil War. These insurgents, or Nationalists, quickly enlisted the support of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy in their struggle against the loyalists, or Republicans. Eager to counter Soviet participation on the Republican side – and to test his own armed forces – Hitler formed the Condor Legion. Ultimately, 19,000 German troops served in

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    Social, Economic and Political Factors Involved in the Spanish Civil War With reference to any civil war in the 20th century examine the social, economic and political background to the divisions in the society involved. To what extent were the problems which caused the war resolved in the post-war period? The state of Spain during the early years of the 20th century can be said to have been a state of great "unease". Spain was one of the first powers to loose her imperial

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    At the start of the Spanish Civil War in 1936, there was a general revolutionary atmosphere amongst the people in Barcelona. Worker’s revolutionary parties had taken over the city, boasting their signature red and black flags with hammer and sickles plastered to every wall. Churches were demolished because of their hierarchical leadership and relationship to the bourgeoisie. Shops and cafés were collectivized and were painted with the red and black colors of revolution. The streets of Barcelona remained

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    similarities and differences between the spanish and chinese civil war. There are multiple differences between the Spanish and Chinese civil war. They both all involve how both wars ended and started differently. Both wars were lead by different people and they were both under different advantages and disadvantages. The Spanish War was a war that started between the United States and The Spanish (Spain). The war began in 1936 and it ended in 1939. The spanish civil war started simply because of ”a declaration

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    The Spanish Civil War was a war that fought between the Nationalists and the Republicans. Although this war was relatively short lasting from 1936 to 1939, there were many long term causes leading up to this event. Some of the long term causes were the Spanish-American War, the church and the army, and failed dictatorships. One of the biggest long term reasons was the Spanish- American War because prior to this war, Spain was one of the richest and most powerful nations in the world (Grabowski 37)

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