Italian intervention in Spanish Civil war 1936-39

Question 1

Goals behind intervention

Answer 1

• gain naval bases - to re-establish the Mediterranean Roman Empire
• ideological - fight against liberal democracy and socialism
• prevent France from gaining influence in a left-wing Spain

Question 2

Results of intervention

Answer 2

1)when Italian troops were sent to Spain - war was waged and longer than Mussolini had expected.
2)Not a popular war with Italians
- high cost
- 1/3 of Italian armaments consumed by this war
- Italian submarine attacks on supply ships lead to increased tension between
Italy and France and Britain
- General Franco independent - Spain did not become an Italian satellite state
- Italy drawn closer to Germany