Weekly Review 5 - Civil War

Question 1

What areas had the Nationalists taken by the end of September 1936?

Answer 1

Toledo, Irun and French border

Question 2

When and where was the Republican government moved?

Answer 2

early November 1936 from Madrid to Valencia

Question 3

What happened to Madrid in Stage 1?

Answer 3

Nationalists formed arc of influence around north, west and south
Madrid was vulnerable but Nationalists failed to build momentum - stalemate
Early 1937 - Nationalists started a sustained siege

Question 4

When were Franco’s forces beaten at Jarama?

Answer 4

February 1937

Question 5

When did the Italian blackshirts take Malaga?

Answer 5

February 1937

Question 6

When were the Italian blackshirts defeated at Guadalajara?

Answer 6

March 1937

Question 7

Who were the Italian blackshirts?

Answer 7

voluntary soldiers led by officers from the Italian army, arrived end of 1936

Question 8

How many Italian volunteers served the Nationalist forces?

Answer 8

75,000

Question 9

When was Guernica carpet bombed?

Answer 9

26 April 1937 for 3 hours

Question 10

Who bombed Guernica?

Answer 10

Condor Legion of the German Luftwaffe

Question 11

How much high explosive bombs was dropped on Guernica?

Answer 11

40 tonnes

Question 12

How far was Guernica behind the front line?

Answer 12

30km

Question 13

What was the population of Guernica?

Answer 13

7000 people

Question 14

What is the estimate of the number killed at Guernica?

Answer 14

126 to 1700 people

Question 15

When did Bilbao fall to the Nationalists?

Answer 15

June 1937

Question 16

When and how did Mola die?

Answer 16

June 1937 in a plane crash

Question 17

When did the Republican army attack Brunete?

Answer 17

6-25 July 1937

Question 18

How many men did the Republican army attack Brunete with?

Answer 18

80,000

Question 19

How many soldiers died in the battle in Brunete?

Answer 19

25,000 Republican
10,000 Nationalist

Question 20

How much territory did the Republicans take in the battle in Brunete?

Answer 20

5km

Question 21

When was Santander seized by the Nationalists?

Answer 21

August 1937

Question 22

When was the Asturias province seized by the Nationalists?

Answer 22

September 1937

Question 23

In December 1937, how much of Spain was under Nationalist control?

Answer 23

62% of land
over half the population

Question 24

How many soldiers did each side have at the beginning of 1938?

Answer 24

600,000 Nationalists
400,000 Republicans

Question 25

When did Italian planes bombard Barcelona?

Answer 25

16-18 March 1938

Question 26

When did the Nationalists reach the Mediterranean shoreline?

Answer 26

mid April 1938

Question 27

When did the battle of Ebro begin?

Answer 27

24 July 1938

Question 28

How did the Battle of Ebro begin?

Answer 28

100,000 Popular Army soldiers crossed the river Ebro into Nationalist territory

Question 29

When did the Nationalists win the Battle of Ebro?

Answer 29

15 November 1938

Question 30

When did the International Brigades leave?

Answer 30

November 1938

Question 31

When did the Nationalists take Tarragona?

Answer 31

15 January 1939

Question 32

When was Caballero replaced by Negrin as Prime Minister?

Answer 32

May 1937

Question 33

When did Negrin outlaw POUM?

Answer 33

June 1937

Question 34

When and how was Nin murdered?

Answer 34

21 June 1937, by Soviets to support Negrin

Question 35

What was the Barcelona telephone exchange?

Answer 35

May 1937
clash between communist + government and CNT + POUM

Question 36

What did the Popular Army do in Aragon in August 1937?

Answer 36

crushed rival left-wing group the Peasants’ Council

Question 37

When and who launched a coup against Negrin?

Answer 37

March 1939
Popular Army leader General Casado

Question 38

How many people are estimated to have died in the Civil War?

Answer 38

500,000 - 1 million