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Civil war and Francisco Franco

Civil war and Francisco Franco. Spanish Civil War 1936 - 39. Began with an attempt of army generals to take over the power in the state Generals were supported by right wing parties and monarchists , the constitution and the repulic by left wing parties

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Civil war and Francisco Franco

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  1. Civil warandFranciscoFranco

  2. Spanish Civil War 1936 - 39 Beganwithanattemptofarmygenerals to takeoverthepower in thestate Generalsweresupported by rightwingpartiesandmonarchists, theconstitutionandtherepulic by leftwingparties About 500 000 peoplewerekilledduringthewar, most ofthemwere not soldiers

  3. Foreign „help“ The nationalists were supported by armies of fascist Italy nad nazi Germany The republicans were supported by the Soviet Union and volunteers from all around the world The armies of Germany and Italy commited many atrocities during the war, also the Soviet Union participates in the terror of war

  4. Victory The nationalists won the war after three years of fighting They suppresed all their opponents and establish an authoritarian regime

  5. Atrocities About 200 000 peoplewereexecuted by nationalistsandarmy led by F. Franco Itisestimatedthat more than 100 000 peoplewereexecuted by republicans Many ofexecutedweretortured

  6. Guernica Smallvillagewasbombedanddestroyed by Germanairraid Therewas no reasonforbombingthecity: onlycivilianslivedthere Hundredswerekilled, includingchildrenandwomen Pablo Picasso madefamouspaintingcommemoratingtragedyofGuernica

  7. Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde Salgado Pardo de Andrade FranciscoFranco

  8. Whowashe? • Authoritarianpoliticalleader of Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975 • He wasknown as : The leader of Spain from the grace of God • He was a generalfighting in theSpanish civil war on a sideofroyalists

  9. Politics • Sympathizedwith Hitler and Mussolini in the field of domestic policy • ButneverbecomeNazi‘s ally • All his life Franco fought against leftwingparties, communists and separatists fromCataluniaand Bask country

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