Intervention and Non-Intervention Flashcards
how many men did Italy contribute
40-60,000
what did italy send to rebels
ammunition, planes, tanks, food, medical supplies
what did italy do for rebels
used submarines to sink ships
got africanistas to mainland
lots of bombings towards end of war
why do italy help rebels
biggest threat is france - this is a good chance to distract france, make it harder for france to get territories in north africa
chance to train soldiers
bonds italy and germany
a fascist battleground - chance to get an ally into power
how many troops do germany send to rebels
10-16,000
what is the name of the key german legion that assisted franco
condor legion
when was rhineland remilitarised
march 1936
what reasons does goring give at nuremburg trials for helping franco
economic reasons spain source of war industry materials - iron ore able to test luftwaffe soldiers get experience and training try out blitzkreig
what do germany do for rebels
send planes to transport africanistas quickly
advise and train spanish troops
why do germany help rebels
divert troops in france away from germany border
threatens gibraltar and shez canal - britains main trading route
how does germany feel about franco
thing franco is a bad general - they want a quick war. frstrated that he is unable to beat republicans
why doesnt stalin want to get involved to begin with
would be ‘proof’ of a communist plot
dont want to upset britain and france
why does USSR get involved
have good alliance with france, dont want them to have another fascist border
how many troops does ussr send
10-15,000
how does ussr help republic
send planes, tnaks, arms, supplies, military and political advisors
initially good quality arms, later old stuff
how do germany and ussr demand payment
germany/italy - on credit
ussr - demands payment
what is commintern
international organisation of communist parties, organise a lot of the international brigade
what is french politics like at the beginning of the war
chaotic, extreme left/right wing developing
current gov is popular front left wing alliance
initially have border open if people want to go support republic
secretly trying to intervene
why do france not want to get involved
huge losses in ww1
worried it might cause a civil war in france
why does britain not get involved
idea that whoever won would need britains economic power
form of appeasement
who does britain support
government - franco, class ties, fear of communism civilisans - republic, left wing wanted gov to do something
what does britain do after guernica
take in a lot of basque children evacuees
what did azana say about britain
that is was spains biggest enemy
when was the non-intervention pact signed
august 1936
by 27 nations
what did britain do in week following coup to republic navy
not let them refuel in gibraltar or tangier
graham
graham’s reason as to why france didnt send support
scared of diplomatic isolation from britain - surrounded by dictators
how many international brigades were there
35,000
what were the reasons that international brigades came to fight
race war
fighting against fascism, for democracy
thought if fascism won could be the end of the left/labour movement
how was poland involved
sold weapons to republic as lucrative, though politically supported franco
when was mussolini in power
1922
what did america do
nothing
roosevelt allowed texas oil companies to supply franco with fuel
how many british men in international brigade
2000, 500 died
what did britain do to try and stop intervention
fucking nothing
committee to analyse alleged intervention but did nothing
britain talked with nationalists over…
…british owned mines in spain
