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Popular Front (republican) won National Election and Azana was appointed President of Spain. He replaced Zamora.
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King Alfonso leaves Spain because after the Republicans won the election.
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Anzana makes several unpopular changes to the government, including cuts to the military budget.
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Anarchist uprising in Madrid, Bilbao, Seville, Saragossa
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Communist and Socialist parties sign an electoral pact, Azana creates the popular front
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Jose Sanjurjo leads an unsuccessful uprising against the government. However, the Nationalists join him and it eventually escalates into the civil war.
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Insurgents take Seville, significant because Seville is a big industrial center
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Insurgents are defeated in an attempt to take Barcelona. They are also, defeated at Madrid. The insurgents seek help from Germany and Italy. Franco takes control of insurgent army.
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Hitler agrees to support Franco, begins sending aid and bombing republican cities
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France refuses to send help, significant because the republicans are in desperate need at this point
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Insurgents take over Badajoz and over 4,000 are massacred
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Even though the nationalists have not been able to capture Madrid, the nationalists leave anyways.
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Italians help the insurgents, smericans come to help the Republicans.
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Bombing of Guernica by Germany, 2500 massacred
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Juan Negrin replaces Largo Caballero as the Republican Prime minister
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All of northern Spain is controlled by the Nationalists, Republicans move government to Barcelona
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Franco takes control of Spain, other countries recognize Franco as Head of State even though he has not yet captured Madrid.
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The nationalists finally take over Madrid
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Franco declares the Spanish Civil War to be over
