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Republican side
After the coup, the Republicans were very disorganized (POUM, CNT, FAI ...), that's why in 1936 Francisco Largo Caballero unified all the groups into one and coordinated, they believed that if they resisted they would win as they thought that the International brigade would help them but Hitler and Stalin were allied so the aid stopped and they lost all hope. -
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Nacionalist side
At the beginning of the rebellion the two generals who were fighting alongside Franco died (Sanjurjo and Mola), for that reason he became the Generalísimo and established the government in Burgos, in 1936 Germany and Italy recognized their government. Franco was also in charge of unifying all the right-wing parties in the FET and the JONS, and thus Spain became a one-party country. In 1939 France and the UK recognized Franco's government, a Catholic government. -
The outbreak of war
It all started with the semi-failure of the coup d'etat since some important military personnel were loyal to the republic, but on the other side they did not give enough importance to the threats and did not give weapons until it was too late.Spain was divided into two parts: the nationalists who had a third of Spain and the areas with cereal, and on the other side the Republicans who had most of Spain with the industrial centers but their army was based on militia. -
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The uprising
The uprising begins in morocco with general Franco,that is supported by some provinces but the main ones like Madrid remain loyal to the government.Hitler and Mussolini help Franco with planes that he will use over Seville. Franco's objective is Madrid and he fights with Mola, in September Franco is already in Badajoz and Mola invades Gipuzkoa. Later the nationalists achieved the Alcazar a symbolic victory and finally focused on the capital, although Mola would atack it until 1939. -
Non intervention policy
This pact was created by UK and France to prevent Hitler from becoming powerful and to dont have a communist country nearby, it was signed by Italy, France, Germany, the USSR and the UK.But soon both sides forgot the agreement, Mussolini brought men, and Hitler, without getting involved, brought arms, new planes and the Condor Legion.On the other side, the Soviets brought men and weapons for gold until they ran out of gold, apart from that came the international brigade that helped with troops. -
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The uprising(1937/38)
On the north front, the nationalists managed to get Bizcaia thanks to Gernika and the republicans made an offensive in Aragon to stop them. The battle of Teruel is a very difficult battle that the nationalists won strategically and left them in Barcelona. Finally, the battle of the Ebro was also won by Franco, who, although with fewer soldiers, achieved victory. -
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Result
in 1939 Franco's troops invaded Valencia (the capital) on March 31 Franco onquista Madrid and on April 1 the victory was announced -
The consequences of the war
The main consequences were the death of more than a million people. Apart from that the lack of authority caused some violent groups to commit criminal acts such as the murder of Primo de Rivera or the Paracuellos massacre, in the end the government took control. On the Nationalist side crimes against leftist representatives or against another were also committed type of people, like Federico Garcia Lorca.
