HIST 1115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: International Brigades, Condor Legion, No Air
6 Sep 2016
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The spanish civil war was between the nationalist (the rebels) and the spanish republic. On july 1936, there was a conservative rebellion against the - - popular front (left-wing of the government). => 1936, popular government was elected by the people (left-wing). => only some part of the army took part in the. => no air force on his side to help so franco asked mussolini and hitler for some assistance. => hitler sent his condor legion to support. Franco to attack the elective government in spain. => germany was using the war as a test trial for new weapons. => the republicans were did not get help from one of the great powers compare to the rebels. => britain placed a blockage and rejected helping the elective government when they asked for help. => britain also pressured france to not intervene. Soviet union and stalin helped in return of diamonds.
