How Did The Spanish Civil War Influence Franco
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The Spanish Civil War played a significant role during the troublesome Europe in the 1930s. Although it did not make World War II inevitable, it increased the likelihood of a general war a great deal. The war had a tremendous impact on Spain itself, leaving much of the state's economic and social infrastructure in ruins and leaving thousands dead. But the war also saw involvement from other European states as both sides of the conflict, the right wing Nationalists and the left wing Republicans requested and received foreign aid not only in terms of financial assets, but also in terms of war material and troops. Adolf Hitler's Germany was one of the foreign countries most involved in the conflict, contributing economic loans as well as several …show more content…
An examination of Franco's life reveals him as an intensely religious, patriotic person very much prone to nationalism. He was driven to join the military by his family as well as these ideals, and the latter of these also influenced him to choose the side of the Nationalists during the coup that led to the Spanish Civil War. Franco shared a good deal of ideals with those of fascism, but avoided a good many others. For instance, he had nationalistic tendencies, engaged in a glorification of the past, and forced participation in his style of government by suppressing opposition. Notably, however, he did not foster a culture of militarism and expansion. Spain was for Spaniards, Franco thought, and while autarky was advocated, there was no particularly good or practical reason to conquer neighbouring countries. Furthermore, Franco rejected Hitler's neo-mystic utopianism, and he never acknowledged subscribing to a similar utopianistic or overtly racist ideology in his rhetoric as Generalissimo. Finally, there was nothing inherent to Franco's ideology (and, therefore, the policy of Spain) that led Spain on an inevitable course to …show more content…
The Franco regime also lacked the ideological impetus characteristic of totalitarian governments. Furthermore, for those willing to work within the system, there was a limited form of pluralism. Thus, Franco's rule has been characterized as authoritarian rather than totalitarian. After the Civil War Franco moved to weaken the Falangist and fascist party, as he introduced more conservative and traditional political forces with the National movement. Franco’s government that focused on the Roman Catholic Church as well as international developed (something wrong here, reread..”as well as international developed???”)helped confirm that he was not a true fascist. Even though there were characteristics of fascism during Franco’s regime, primarily in the first decade, the majority of historians can concluded that Franco would be classified as a
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the spanish civil war played a significant role during the troublesome europe in the 1930s. it left much of spain's economic and social infrastructure in ruins and left thousands dead.
- Analyzes the ramifications of the spanish civil war for the rest of europe. the war undermined hitler's credibility and drove the ussr away from britain and france.
- Analyzes how franco's dictatorial leadership was the primary source for spanish post-war policy and its potential to be categorized as fascist.
- Explains that the spanish civil war played a significant role during the troublesome europe in the 1930s. it left much of spain's economic and social infrastructure in ruins and left thousands dead.
- Analyzes the ramifications of the spanish civil war for the rest of europe. the war undermined hitler's credibility and drove the ussr away from britain and france.
- Analyzes how franco's dictatorial leadership was the primary source for spanish post-war policy and its potential to be categorized as fascist.
- Analyzes how franco's regime lacked the ideological impetus characteristic of totalitarian governments. after the civil war franco moved to weaken the falangist and fascist party.
- Explains that franco's fascism was not complete and that he was supported by fascist italy and nazi germany.
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- Explains that history is not a collection of unrelated events, but an account of various causes and their effects. the spanish civil war changed the political atmosphere of europe and influenced the beginning of world war ii.
- Explains that spain's atmosphere prior to 1936 needs to be understood to understand the effects of the spanish civil war.
- Explains that the second spanish republic was founded on april 14, 1931 with popular support, but politics quickly became polarized to the left or right. gil robles founded ceda after fascist models made coalitions and garnered the largest support.
- Analyzes how the people dissatisfied with the conservative government gave their vote to the election of 1936. generals mola, franco, and sanjuro began military plotting in 1936 despite anti-fascist press warnings of an impending conflict.
- Analyzes how franco and his allies led a military coup of nationalists against the republic. the ensuing civil war was fought between the left coalition and the right coalition.
- Explains that the coup's success was dependent on the electoral geography of the 1936 election.
- Analyzes how azana was caught between a rebellious general and an increasingly radical left. the f.a.i. and c.n
- Analyzes how the world powers signed a non-interventionist policy, but largely did not change their spanish foreign policy. azana and fellow republicans were surprised by lack of support from france, england, and russia despite fascist atrocities.
- Explains that hitler's plans for spain were part of a larger foreign policy. he was involved to prevent the establishment of communist government, distract the democracies from central europe, and obtain raw materials from spain.
- Explains that hitler tested the condor legion, new equipment, and strategies in the spanish civil war, while mussolini wanted to "flex" italian muscles.
- Analyzes how hitler hoped to improve his image with france and britain by posing as the defender of western civilization against the barbaric communists.
- Analyzes how hitler hoped to use the spanish conflict to break up the stresa front which had been formed in 1935 by france, britain, and italy to oppose german rearmament.
- Explains that britain and france never acknowledged the fascists for intervening. the spanish civil war made hitler believe that the democracies were too weak to stand up to him.
- Analyzes how the two democratic powers were cautious during the spanish civil war. chamberlain wanted to continue his appeasement process, while churchill wanted neutrality.
- Explains that the french and english diplomats were not blind to the events of spain, but they were involved in a complex and hazardous game of dictators and revolutions.
- Analyzes how franco's victory endangered france and england. domination of the spanish coasts by german and italian fleets cut off france from its colonies and hindered transportation of french troops from north africa.
- Explains that russia came to the international scene late as a non-revolutionary force. its first direct involvement with the spanish civil war was the signing of the neutrality pact.
- Explains that the soviet union's interests were nationalistic and not of the international proletariat.
- Explains that ernest hemingway worked as a photographer and reporter and wrote for whom the bell tolls based on his experiences during the spanish civil war. george orwell fought in the left coalition.
- Explains that the spanish civil war had a deep influence on the politics of europe which later impacted world war ii. the inaction of britain and france increased hitler’s confidence.
- Cites goldstein, tom, and preston, paul. the spanish civil war: reaction, revolution and revenge.
1845 wordsRead More - Spanish Civil War: The White Terroranalytical essayThe White Terror consisted of acts of violence against the Spanish people during the Nationalist movement in Spain. Mass executions by the Nationalists had begun with the start of the war and continued into Francisco Franco's dictatorship. The E,lange believed that these acts of violence were the best way to eliminate the leftist ideas that were held by the Republicans as and their supporters. The way to advance their regime was to eliminate the opposition. Upon capturing an area of land, there were drastic social changes that were used in the name of the regime. The actions of the Nationalists also had negative effects on the nation's economy as many of the people who fell victim to the wartime practices were important to the workforce, causing a shortage of laborers in the areas that were captured.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the white terror that occurred in spain during and after the spanish civil war refers to the actions carried out by the nationalist regime.
- Explains that the white terror consisted of acts of violence against the spanish people during the nationalist movement in spain.
- Explains that the beginning of the white terror was the same day as the nationalists coup d'état, july 17, 1936.
- Explains that the white terror that occurred in spain during and after the spanish civil war refers to the actions carried out by the nationalist regime.
- Explains that the white terror consisted of acts of violence against the spanish people during the nationalist movement in spain.
- Explains that the beginning of the white terror was the same day as the nationalists coup d'état, july 17, 1936.
- Explains that the late stages of the white terror that occurred during the rule of francisco franco had caused spain to appear as if it were a prison.
- Explains that the palange was the only legal political party that was allowed in spain, and asserted itself as the main component of the movimiento national.
- Explains that the organic law made the government ultimately responsible for all legislation, while defining the cortes of spain as an advisory body elected by neither direct nor universal suffrage. the law of national referendums mandated all "fundamental law" to be approved by a popular referendum.
- Analyzes how the spanish nationalists destroyed the country's infrastructure by destroying the leftist views of the republicans. by declaring spain an autarky, franco was trying to make the nation stand on its own.
- Explains that the spanish people were faced with more hardship because of the nationwide famine that had killed around 200,000 people.
- Analyzes how franco's regime used religion as a way of increasing its popularity throughout the catholic world, especially after wwii.
- Explains that the law of political responsibility of february 1939 gave the church the chance to become an extralegal body of investigation with each parish in charge of policing its parishioners.
- Explains that non-catholics and republicans were victims of the new laws, while civil marriages under republican spain were declared null and void unless validated by the church.
- Explains that the catholic church's ties with the franco dictatorship conferred it control over the country’s schools. the transformation of schools into catholic run establishments allowed for franco to prevent ideologies that went against the nationalist movement
- Explains that the françois dictatorship carried out extensive purges among the civil service.
- Explains that anti-francoists were killed after the war in concentration camps or prisons. the camps were to classify republican prisoners of war.
- Explains that the republican prisoners were sent to work in militarized penal colonies, penal detachments, and disciplinary battalions of worker-soldiers.
- Explains that lack of food led to thousands of deaths, and torture was systematic in the francoist prisons and concentration camps.
- Explains that antonio vallejo-najera carried out experiments on prisoners in the francoist concentration camps to establish the bio-psych roots of marxism.
- Explains that the white terror that was carried out by the spanish nationalists during and after the spain civil war caused many to suffer.
- Analyzes how southworth's book presents the origins of the spanish civil war and the nature of conspiracy for the extreme right.
- Analyzes how bolloton's book offers a comprehensive history and analysis of republican political life during the spanish civil war.
- Explains that this journal is written by peter anderson, a professor at city of westminster college. it addresses the grievances that are jaced by the spanish people under the rule of francisco franco.
- Explains that journal is limited by the fact that it is not i was not written at the time of the spanish civil war, so it may not represent the emotions of spanish people as accurately as it could have.
- Analyzes the origins, course, and sgnseqiences of the conflict and of franco's role within it.
- Explains that paul preston's book is more valuable because it has been refuted with primary sources that include both diaries and letters from the spanish people during the war.
- Analyzes how brenan's book investigates the social and political backgrounds of spain before and during the civil war. it is valuable because it was written almost immediately after the war, which allows for the book to more accurately represent the ideas of the time.
- Explains that the book is a compilation of several articles about the spanish civil war by different authors. the accuracy becomes compromised as conflicting points of view cause the information to be less reliable.
3307 wordsRead More - Spanish Civil Warexplanatory essayThe Spanish Civil War began in July of 1936, and ended in April 1939. Spain of the early 1930s was a deeply divided nation. There were two main factions in Spain- those of the left, and those on the right. Contrary to the political system in the United States, on the left were the Republicans (also called Loyalists) and on the right were the Nationalists. The Republicans were a conglomerate of many groups that banded together over the main thing they had in common—their opposition to fascism. This group consisted of Communists, monarchists, socialists, anarchists, and many of the common people (such as peasants and factory workers). On the Right, the Nationalists comprised of the middle to upper classes, Catholic Church supporters, and of course, those who fully supported a fascist regime .
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the spanish civil war began in july 1936, and ended in april 1939.
- Explains that miguel primo de rivera was the prime minister and served under king alfonso xiii, but in reality he was more like a dictator with puppet monarchy.
- Explains that with rivera's resignation, there was now a power vacuum in spain. monarch alfonso xiii of spain had supported him through most of his dictatorship.
- Explains that the spanish civil war began in july 1936, and ended in april 1939.
- Explains that miguel primo de rivera was the prime minister and served under king alfonso xiii, but in reality he was more like a dictator with puppet monarchy.
- Explains that with rivera's resignation, there was now a power vacuum in spain. monarch alfonso xiii of spain had supported him through most of his dictatorship.
- Explains that spaniards greatly preferred a republic over the continued monarchy. provisional government was set in place, and the constitution of 1931 was enacted.
- Describes how the ceda-led government overturned many aspects of the provisional government, which was a blow in the face to many leftists who had helped set up the previous government.
- Explains that the left had a strategy to bring governmental control back to them, such as the communists and socialists, under the name of the popular front.
- Describes how violence between the left and the right led to the formation of the falange espaola party, named after the strong phalanx of ancient greece, led by jose de rivera.
- Analyzes how the riots and violence culminated in the assassination of a prominent person on both sides of the aisle. the falange blaming the government for his death.
- Explains that the assassination of sotelo served as the perfect excuse for the right-wing coup d'état that was being carried out.
- Explains that the coup d'état was considered a failure, but the leaders refused to see it as such. the fighting that broke out in several towns was intense.
- Explains how the nationalists under general franco defeated the leftist republic in 1939. nazi germany supplied franco and his men with supplies needed to continue the fight.
- Explains that the leftists didn't receive the same amount of outside help as the communists or the fascist rebels. the ussr did send some help to the republicans, mostly in the form of weapons.
- Explains that the civil war was still continuing in multiple cities in spain. germany raised the amount of their involvement, and sent in 15,000 troops with the condor air legion.
- Recounts how their great-grandfather, leon juarros, was a catholic altar boy in one of the large catholic cathedrals in northern spain, and grew frustrated with what was happening in his motherland of spain.
- Opines that they are grateful to their great-grandfather for many reasons, including passing down spanish traditions in our family, converting to adventism, and faithfully supporting his eleven children during difficult times.
- Cites encyclopedia britannica's "spanish civil war: an overview--by cary nelson."
- Cites socialist worker.org's "the spanish civil war" and casahistoria.net for "background | events | franco | nationalists | republicans
1466 wordsRead More - Spanish Civil War: The Struggle Between Fascism and Communismargumentative essayThe Spanish civil war of 1936-1939 was an important conflict in Spain’s history. This war was initiated by a military revolt led by General Francisco Franco on the 17 July 1936 and ended with Franco’s victory on the 1 April, 1939. This victory resulted in the replacement of the Second Spanish Republic with the conservative dictatorship of Franco. This conflict triggered the clash of the various cultures and ideologies within Spain. One important example of an ideological clash was that of Communism versus Fascism. This clash was so important that, based on an analysis of the level of involvement of Fascist and Communist factions in said clash, one must concede that the conflict between Communism and Fascism was represented to a great degree by the Spanish Civil war.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the spanish civil war of 1936-1939 was an important conflict in spain's history.
- Explains that the spanish popular front coalition won the february 1936 general elections. both coalitions were encouraged to come about as a result of soviet foreign policy.
- Explains that the soviet union participated in the spanish civil war via large shipments of tanks and tank operators, airplanes and pilots, artillery and armored vehicles. bolloten states that soviet russia mobilized international brigades of infantry to fight for the republic through the comintern.
- Explains that the spanish civil war of 1936-1939 was an important conflict in spain's history.
- Explains that the spanish popular front coalition won the february 1936 general elections. both coalitions were encouraged to come about as a result of soviet foreign policy.
- Explains that the soviet union participated in the spanish civil war via large shipments of tanks and tank operators, airplanes and pilots, artillery and armored vehicles. bolloten states that soviet russia mobilized international brigades of infantry to fight for the republic through the comintern.
- Explains that the popular front government of france provided little substantial support to her sister regime as the french coalition was divided about whether or not to grant this support.
- Explains that the workers' party of marxist unification (p.o.u.m.) was a non-comintern, quasi trotskyist, anti-stalinist communist party based in catalonia.
- Explains that the two major pro-fascist factions that ensured franco's victory in the civil war were fascist italy and nazi germany.
- Explains that germany helped franco by sending airplanes to engage in bombing missions or in transporting troops from morocco to spain during the first weeks of the conflict.
- Explains that the corps of volunteer troops (ctv) expeditionary force was organized and deployed by the italian dictator, benito mussolini after the signing of the secret friendship pact with franco.
- Explains that the spanish fascist party, founded by jose antonio primo de rivera, galvanized popular support for the rebellion during the civil war through its press and propaganda arm.
- Analyzes how the irish blueshirts, led by general eoin o'duffy, supported the fascist cause against communism in spain.
- Concludes that the spanish civil war represented the struggle between fascism and communism due to how heavily the factions on both sides of the conflict were engaged in battle with each other during said war.
- Explains that bolloten, burnett, casanova, julian, and coverdale, john f., respectively, authored the spanish civil war: revolution and counterrevolution.
- Introduces esenwein, richard, lannan, frances, and preston, paul. the spanish civil war: reaction, revolution and revenge.
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