The Spanish Civil War Flashcards

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Nationalists

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Supported by royalists, Catholic Church, landowners, Falangists; claimed they fought communism and atheism for the church; monarchists, conservatives, landowners, aristocrats, church, catholic groups, military, fascists, falangists

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Republicans

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Claimed they fought fascism for democracy; supported by Stalin; liberals, moderates, democrats, socialist, anti-religious groups, communist, anarchists

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French interest in the war

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Don’t want to provoke USSR, Ita, Ger; share border w/ Spain; feared involvement would make conflict grow; Non- intervention

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British interest in the war

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Anti-communist, non-intervention, feared making conflict grow, anti fascist

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German interest in the war

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Spread fascism, gain Spain as an ally to surround Fr, coal and iron, training ground

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Italian interest in the war

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Training ground, spread fascism, get prestige, Spain important ally to make Mediterranean ‘Ita lake’

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USSR interest in the war

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Weaken Ger and Ita, spread communism, fight fascism

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German contribution to the war

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16000 troops, 600 aircraft, 1/2B marks worth of resources, Condor Legion

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Italian contribution to the war

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73000 troops, 759 aircraft, 157 tanks, 1800 big guns

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USSR contribution to the war

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1000 aircraft, 900 tanks, 1500 guns, 1000 soldiers

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French and British contribution to the war

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They refused to intervene but Fr sent some weapons to republicans

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How did the war lead to combat experience

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Experience for Ger and Ita forces, especially aircraft like Condor Legion

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How did the war encourage Hitler

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Non intervention of Br and Fr made him think he could convince them to be neutral in future war

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How did the war bring Hitler and Musso together

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They declared support to Franco, anti communism pact and Rome-Berlin Axis

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How did the war alarm Stalin

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Suspicious of Br and Fr b/c of reluctance to fight fascism, Nazi-Soviet Pact

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How did the war encourage appeasement

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Hitler not stopped when intervening in the war, give Hitler what he wants to make him stop