The Civil War Flashcards
who was the rebellion led by
general sanjurjo - fron exile
operations by general Mola
what were the main things the right used as justification for the revolution
perception of chaos in spain
fear of communism
what were the speeches in june 1936 from the right
gil robles - details political crimes in last 4 months - spain descending into anarchy
calvo sotelo - binaries of spain of order and tradition vs spain of chaos
research into violence at this time?
suggests state became more violent but civilians didnt
more likely to be victim of lethal violence if left
events of days leading up to war
12th july - right wing death squad kill republican policeman Jesus castillo
13th - assault guards retaliate by killing calvo sotelo
detour to toledo
oct 1936
good for propaganda
but international brigade arrives in madrid
drags war out
site of huge symbolic importance - first muslim city in medieval times to be conquered by christians
when were the rebels trying to take asturias
spring 1937
when was the bombing of guernica
26th april 1937
when did the rebels take the basque region
october 1937
what happened at the battle of guadalajara
spring 1937
republican victory against rebels
against italian troops
franco pleased, sent italians smug telegram
when did the rebels advance towards mediterranean and when did they reach it
march 1938 advanced towards sea
15th april reached sea
when was the new french gov put in
june 1938
closed french border
when was republic offensive across ebro
july 1938
250,000 fighting
15,000 killed
110,000 injured
when was the munic agreement
sept 1938
when did the rebels enter madrid and when was victory declared
27th march 1939 entered madrid
1st april 1939 victory declared
when was first aerial bombing and where
madrid 28th august 1936
when did republicans launch offensive on aragon front
june 1937
made rapid progress but by late summer not sustainable
when was battle of teruel (Aragon) and its significance
winter 1937-38
coldness prevented franco from using transport and planes
many soldiers died from exposure
republican captured city in jan 1938, but franco beat them in counteroffensive in feb
realised couldnt beat francos weapons
what did franco promise nazis for more air power to defeat ebro offensive
mining rights
when did franco publish terms of unconditional republican surrender
feb 1939
what was negrín’s last non-negotiable for ceasefire
no reprisals against defeated republican population
when was the political rebellion against negrin in republic
march 1939
when was centre south zone surrendered
late march 1939
how did franco view being sent to canary islands
as a demotion/banishment
preston
what did franco say about the assassination of calvo sotelo
the fatherland now has another martyr
how many cities defeated the uprising to begin with
5 / 7 of spains biggest cities
