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Benito Mussolini becomes head of the state of Italy
After the political inestability of the 1922 elections, Benito Mussolini became the head of state of Italy.
Even though he became the main figure of Fascism, his father was anarchic but with nationalsocialist ideas.
People were asked to call him as "Il duce".
From his fascist movement, Adolf Hitler and Francisco Franco built up their dictatorship.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Benito-Mussolini
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Hitler becomes the Führer of Germany
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian pinter at the begining, but after being rejected from an art academy he changed his goals. He fighted for Germany in the Great War and it is said that he was almost kill by british commander Henry Tandey but he let Hitler free.
He became the leader of the NAZI party in 1921 as the great speechman he was. He become allies with Spain and Italy (similar ideas)
https://www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/h/hitler.htm
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Begining of the Spanish Civil War
In the elections of 1936, the Frente Popular won and the General Mola, Sanjurjo and Franco teamed up to make a coup d'état. "Sadly" they failed it, and had to fight for each piece of land to the Second Republic influence areas. It started with the uprising in the Spanish Marruecos.
https://www.lavanguardia.com/opinion/articulos/20110718/54187418379/por-que-estallo-la-guerra-civil.html
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Spanish Civil War
As a fact, coctels molotov were first used during this war, however the name was given by finns during the Winter War.
It was a slow war boosted by the future axis. Although the Second Republic was helped by the USSR, they "scammed" the bando nacional, They gave all their gold reserves to keep it safe in Moscow till the war ended but...surprisingly it dissapeared. The post-war was one of the reasons to not join the WWII.
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Establishment of Franquismo in Spain
As Francisco Franco won over the Republicans, he established his ideas, ideology and religion over the whole country. He established a catholic, franquista and right wing policies and laws. Franquismo was based in Spanish nacionalism, catholicism,fascism and anti-comunist ideas (rojos). It evolved as its main supporters were defeated after WWII but kept many of its main points. https://www.significados.com/franquismo/
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End of the Spanish Civil War
After they bloody and long civil war, the bando nacional won over the Republicans with the help of Hitler and Mussolini. Madrid and Barcelona were the last cities they conquered. Around 540.000 people died and many others fled or went missing.
https://www.despertaferro-ediciones.com/2019/1939-el-final-de-la-guerra-civil/
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Francisco Franco's dictatorship
During this time, Francisco Franco ruled over the Spanish people as the only ruler. By 1973 he'd let another close official to run the government as he was in a very fragile health state. The 20th of November 1975 he dies due to a heart-attack related disease. The rule of the longest dictatorship on Europe in the XX century had an end, with the establishment of a parlamentary monarchy.
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Begining of WWII
Adolf Hitler wanted to regenerate the german reich with the "Drittes Reich" expanding the 3rd Reich's territory into Austria, Czechoslovakia and Poland. But with this last country, France and the whole Commonwealth fought them. Nazi Germany and the USSR divided the territories between them (Poland).
The axis was made up of Germany, Italy and Japan and the allies by that time were China, the UK, France among others.
https://time.com/5659728/poland-1939/
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WWII
WWII was fought in Asia, Africa, Europe and Oceania. Some of the most important wars during this time were:
Winter War
Stalingrad battle
Ardenes battle
Normandy battle
Berlin battle
El Alemain battle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-ZEGq0760w&list=PLXU5k6pAbxGrksf3QeOJujWPm8QPxgNaa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-A1gVm9T0A&list=PLsIk0qF0R1j4Y2QxGw33vYu3t70CAPV7X -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
During WWII the US remained apathetic to it. The reason they entered teh war was the attack of Pearl Harbor, in Hawaii. After this bombing, the states joined the allies along many other countries like Saudi Arabia, Turkey and South America. This had a huge impact in the war as the economy of the capitalist country focused on war-related prodcuts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSdnVSGSo7I
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Bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima
On the 6th of August 1945 American president Truman sent a boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber called Enola Gay and piloted by Tibbets and Robert A. Lewis to drop the first atomic bomb used in a war, named Little boy. 166.000 civilians died due to the bomb or the posterior issues with radiation. Civilians were never warned about this bombing, which had effects over 11,4km around the epicentre.
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Second atomic bomb in Nagasaki
The second bombing of Japan from the states took place in Nagasaki. This time the bomb was called Fatty man and the B-29 named Bockscar carried it over 6 hours. Nagasaki was a rather old area but it was an important port of artillery distribution and ship built. Nagasaki was the second option as the bomb-dropping area, but due to different circumstances, Kokura was dismissed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpqOmNilqkg -
End of WWII
After the USSR joined the second great war Hitler was already defeated. The battle of Stalingrad was the main Nazi deafeat and from then onwards the red army and allies army took control on the Third Reich's area. On the 30th of April 1945 Hitler took his and his wife's lifes with a handgun during the Battle of Berlin. Then in the 8th of May 1945 Germany surrender. Afterwards Germany was divided up between the main allies.
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"End" of Franquismo in Spain
Francisco Franco's dictatorship took up to 39 years to end. Franco's bad health was obvious and, after a heart-related event. He raised up Juan Carlos I by himself and was meant to succeed him. But due to the social tensions of that time, the king advocated for a parlamentary monarchy and the Transición lasted until 1982, returning to democracy 4 decades later.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCidccM_HTw
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Irak War or "Aznar's war"
As a way to bring closer the USA and Spain, the right wing president José María Aznar participated in the Irak War along many other countries who joined the coallition.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2dJ2sjvr_M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRpbmGMuAh4
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Syrian civil war
The Syrian Civil war is an ongoing war between many parties that divide the whole country up into different "states" that reclmai the sovereignity of that land. Between them wee can find ISIS, the Syrian Government, the Syrian Army and Al-Qaeda.
Its Wikipedia index file it's so long it can't be opened by some search engines. As it's an ongoing war, the press cover most of it (mostly internationals)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFpanWNgfQY
