Spanish Civil War Begins
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Civil Wars, Coups, Fascism, Fascists
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Spanish/Portuguese History
- Geographical Location: Spain, Morocco
- Date: July 17, 1936
Article abstract: The Spanish Civil War begins as a military uprising against the Spanish Republic and results in a three-year civil conflict that brings Franco and the Fascist Falange to power.
Summary of Event
In the spring of 1936, Spain was on the verge of chaos. Five years of Republican government had heightened the tensions of the previous hundred years. A liberal, reform government had been defeated by conservatives in 1933, who began to reverse changes that had benefited workers and supporters of federalism. The elections of February brought the...
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