5 Start of Civil War Flashcards
1
Q
What is unique about the first months of the civil war?
A
It was the most deadly for civilians
60-80% of all civilian deaths occurred in this period
2
Q
How many civilians dies in the summer of 1936?
A
100,000 - many massacred.
3
Q
Why?
A
Religious and class hatreds
4
Q
What else?
A
The state had collapsed.
5
Q
What happened in the Fall 1936 to improve things?
A
Some of the state institutions were reconstructed.
6
Q
Who had been trained in killing civilians?
A
The Colonial troops of Africa.
THey were on the Nationalists side
