Election of Feb 1936 - REACTIONS OF THE MILITARY

Question 1

What did Franco say about the election results?

Answer 1

General Franco (chief of general staff) voiced to rw politicians that a ‘state of war’ be declared - aim to prevent new gov taking office + impose martial law

Question 2

What was the opinions of army officers?

Answer 2

army officers not willing to sit back this time

Question 3

What did the army officers do in the short term?

Answer 3

in the short term encouraged to bide their time rather than take action

Question 4

What was the opinion of younger officers?

Answer 4

younger officers saw new republican gov as incompatible w their military oath to protect the country’s interests + major threat to ‘Holy Spain’