Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Causes of the
Spanish Civil War
1936-1939
- Popular Front
Feb-July 1936
- C.E.D.A ruling
- Want to grant amnesty
to the Asturias
- Switching of what the
Right Wing Republic
- More polarization
in Spain
- Very evenly split election
- They dont have an
outright majority
- Weak party, the cabinet is
middle class left leaning
republicans
- Problems
- Growth in
disorder and
political
violence
Anmerkungen:
- Francisco Caballero (PSOE), modelled himself on Lenin
- Weakness of the
government
- Increasing political
polarisation
- Radicalisation
of the Right
Anmerkungen:
- The Falange- beating up the C.E.D.A for being too moderate
The use of Nazi policies. Very militaristic
- Radicalisation of
the Left
- Allows the extreme
left to the take
over Extremadura
- General strikes
- Church attacks
- Army as opposition
- Start plotting a coup with the
head of General Sanjurjo
- Relying on,
C.E.D.A,
Falange and
the Carlists
Anmerkungen:
- Mistake of the Government sending Emilio Mola to the part of Spain where the Carlists are strongest
- 15th July 36
kidnap and
murder of Calvo
Sotello
- Right wing
incitement
- 12th July 36
murder of
Jose del
Castillo
- Right Wing
Republic
Nov
1933-Feb
1936
- A reversal of the
social reforms
- Oct 1934
Gil-Robles
(C.E.D.A) joins
Gout
- Oct 1934
Revolution
- Asturias
uprising 1934
- Formation of
Popular Front Nov
1935
- Left wing Republic
June 1931-Nov 1933
- Abdication of Alfonso XIII
(April 1931)
- Social Reforms 1931-33
- Aug 1932 General
Sanjurjo uprising
(right wing)
- Global economic
situation post 1929
- Increasing trade
union action
strikes 1932-
- Formation of the
C.E.D.A
- Formation of
Falange Oct
1933
- Rise of Fascism in Europe
(Italy and Germany)
- Triggers
- 17th July 1936 military coup
launched in Spanish north
Morocco
- 18th July 1936 coup spreads to
mainland Spain
- Military coup fails