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Good Afternoon!. NVC/Collect Fascism Activity Our Interwar Unit so far… The Spanish Civil War Essential Question : Why was there so much foreign involvement in the Spanish Civil War?. Our Interwar Unit so far…. Rise of Communist Totalitarianism in Russia
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Good Afternoon! • NVC/Collect Fascism Activity • Our Interwar Unit so far… • The Spanish Civil War Essential Question: Why was there so much foreign involvement in the Spanish Civil War?
Our Interwar Unit so far… • Rise of Communist Totalitarianism in Russia • Economic Crisis throughout the world • Rise of Fascist Totalitarianism in Germany and Italy
The Second Spanish Republic General Franco April 1931 King Alonso XIII of Spain forced out of power Unpopular due to Great Depression 1936 Populist government elected Liberal/Leftistalliance: socialists, communists, and liberals that promise to help the poor and working class The Falange: Conservative alliance against the leftist Populist government A Fascist movement led by General Francisco Franco
The Spanish Civil War Bombing of Guernica 1936 Spanish Civil War begins after a coup led by Franco fails to fully overthrow the government Non-Intervention Agreement: major world powers promise to not intervene in the war Governments of Germany, Italy, Soviet Union, and volunteers from Britain, France, USA all intervene anyway
Essential Question Why was there so much foreign involvement in the Spanish Civil War?