Knowledge Organiser: Second Republic 1936

Question 1

Who was Diego Martinez Barrio?

Answer 1

President between April and May 1936

Question 2

Who was Manuel Azana?

Answer 2

• President fro May 1936
• led a more radical gvt than 1931-33

Question 3

Who was Largo Carballero?

Answer 3

• leader of PSOE
• refused to patcipate in Popular Front’s gvt

Question 4

Who was Jose Antonio Primo De Riviera?

Answer 4

• Leader of the Falange
• Imprisoned in March 1936

Question 5

Who was Jose Calvo Sotelo?

Answer 5

• leader of Monarchists
• assassinated by Socialists (left)

Question 6

Who was Jose Marie Gil-Robles?

Answer 6

• Leader of CEDA
• used his position in the Cortes to attack democracy
• involved in coup

Question 7

Who was General Emilio Mola?

Answer 7

leader of military coup

Question 8

Who was General Franco?

Answer 8

• Chief of General Staff
• relocated to Canary Islands
• joined the coup

Question 9

When were the elections and what was the outcome?

Answer 9

Feb 1936
- Popular Front wins (made up of communists, Socialists, Republican left, Republican Union Party

Question 10

When did the peasants seize land and what was the stats?

Answer 10

March 1936
- 60,000 peasants around Extremadura seized 3,000 farms

Question 11

When was the Falange banned?

Answer 11

March 1936

Question 12

When was Jose Calvo Sotelo assassinated and who was it by?

Answer 12

July 1936
- Civil Guard/ police officers (left wing)

Question 13

When did the Military coup start in Morocco?

Answer 13

17th July 1936