The spanish civil war
-A republic was formed in Spain after the King Abdicates in 1931.
-Government formed from left wing, communist, socialists, and anarchists.
-Right wing opposition supported by the church and Flange (Fascist group).
-Fascist, Democratic and Communist support for the spanish Civil War
-Essentially pits fascism against democracy and communism.
-Italy and Germany support Nationalists with troops and equipment.
-Germans try out new tactics such as Blitzkrieg and the luftwaffe bombing of cities.
-Britain, France declare to be noninterventionist.
-USSR got involved and supported the republican government.
“Glory of war, indeed! In war, all soldiers are lousy, at least when it is warm enough. The men who fought at Verdun, at Waterloo, at Flodden, at Senlac, at Thermopylae -- every one of them had lice crawling over his testicles.”
-George Orwell
-Would the Spanish civil war have been different if the other Nations didn't get involved?
-Government formed from left wing, communist, socialists, and anarchists.
-Right wing opposition supported by the church and Flange (Fascist group).
-Fascist, Democratic and Communist support for the spanish Civil War
-Essentially pits fascism against democracy and communism.
-Italy and Germany support Nationalists with troops and equipment.
-Germans try out new tactics such as Blitzkrieg and the luftwaffe bombing of cities.
-Britain, France declare to be noninterventionist.
-USSR got involved and supported the republican government.
“Glory of war, indeed! In war, all soldiers are lousy, at least when it is warm enough. The men who fought at Verdun, at Waterloo, at Flodden, at Senlac, at Thermopylae -- every one of them had lice crawling over his testicles.”
-George Orwell
-Would the Spanish civil war have been different if the other Nations didn't get involved?