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Weekly Review 3 - pre 1936 Flashcards

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1
Q

What was the trigger for the Asturias uprising?

A

Several CEDA figures being appointed to ministerial office

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2
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What groups made up the ‘Workers’ Alliance’?

A

Socialists, anarchists and communists

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3
Q

What industry dominated the Asturias area?

A

Coal mining

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4
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When did the Asturias uprising begin?

A

4 October 1934

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5
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When was the regional capital of Oviedo taken?

A

6 October 1934

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6
Q

How much of the Asturias region did the workers control?

A

1/3

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7
Q

How many churches were burned in the uprising?

A

58

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8
Q

How many businessmen, right-wing supporters and clergymen were murdered in the uprising?

A

31

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9
Q

How many troops were sent by the government to defeat the uprising?

A

20,000

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10
Q

How many insurgents were killed in the Asturias uprising?

A

2000

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11
Q

How many insurgents were wounded in the Asturias uprising?

A

7000

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12
Q

When did the rebels surrender?

A

19 October 1934

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13
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When was the left wing party POUM formed?

A

September 1935

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14
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What triggered the re-organisation of the left wing from 1935-6?

A

Azana’s re-emergence and intervention, growth of CEDA and the spread of fascism across Europe

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15
Q

When was the Popular Front formed?

A

January 1936

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16
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When was the Falange Espanola formed?

A

late 1933

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17
Q

Why were the elections of February 1936 called?

A

dismissal of the government due to a gambling scandal

18
Q

What was the outcome of the February 1936 elections?

A

Right wing - 46%
Left wing - 48%

Largest party = CEDA (101 deputies)
Popular front formed a coalition government for a clear majority

19
Q

What measures did Azana bring in after the 1936 elections?

A

Press censorship and a ‘State of Alarm’ enhancing government powers, regional government restored to Catalonia

20
Q

What happened to Generals Franco and Goded under the new government following their involvement in the Asturias uprising?

A

Relocated to the Canary and Balearic islands

21
Q

What happened to the Falange in March 1936?

A

Banned and its leaders jailed

22
Q

How many people were members of the Falange in mid 1936?

A

40,000

23
Q

When was President Zamora dismissed

A

May 1936

24
Q

Who became President May 1936?

A

Azana

25
Q

Who became Prime Minister May 1936?

A

Santiago Casares Quiroga

26
Q

What happened in Extremadura at the end of March 1936?

A

60,000 peasants took 3000 farms

27
Q

How many new farm workers were allocated plots in the first half of 1936?

A

72,000

28
Q

What did the new government do to those detained from 1934 ‘revolutions’?

A

Released and given amnesty

29
Q

Where were the prisons that were opened?

A

Oviedo, Valencia and Catalonia

30
Q

How many serious civilian injuries followed the opening of prisons?

A

1300

31
Q

How many deaths followed the opening of prisons?

A

270

32
Q

How many strikes followed the opening of prisons?

A

300

33
Q

How many attacks on political buildings followed the opening of prisons?

A

400, including 250 churches

34
Q

When and who murdered Castillo?

A

12 July 1936, Falange militia

35
Q

When and who murdered Sotelo?

A

13 July 1936, police officers

36
Q

Who orchestrated the ‘Generals Rising’ in 1936?

A

General Emilio Mola

37
Q

When did the ‘Generals Rising’ begin?

A

17 July 1936

38
Q

Where did the ‘Generals Rising’ begin?

A

Spanish northern Morocco

39
Q

When did the attempted military coup reach mainland Spain?

A

18 July 1936

40
Q

What areas fell quickly in the attempted military coup?

A

Geographically separated
eg. Seville, Andalusia, Valladolid

41
Q

How many major cities remained under government control in the attempted military coup?

A

5 of 7
Madrid
Barcelona
Valencia

42
Q

What happened on the 20 July 1936 in the Montana Barracks?

A

Overrun by Republican militia, 2500 soldiers massacred

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