Origins and Causes of the Spanish Civil War - The Course of the Spanish Civil War - International Involvement

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What did Carr stress in his book "Modern Spain" in terms of the importance of German and Italian International Involvement for the Nationalist Victory?

That the continuity of German and Italian support, as much as the extent of the assistance given, won the war for Franco.

What was the Republicans situation at the start of the war?


July 1936: Republicans had a stronger position than the Nationalists:
Controlled
  1. Places of Greatest Population density for draw-up of troops, Eg. Spain's two major cities; Madrid and Barcelona each with a population of over a million
  2. Control of most industries and raw materials; for example Republicans controlled the Basque and Asturias
  3. Possesed territories producing Spain's primary exports; olive oil and citrus fruit
  4. Spain's Gold reserves

Furthermore, retained the loyalty of:
  1. Spain's small navy
  2. Spanish air force
  3. Considerable proportion of the army (Juntas) and the Civil Guard

What does the Republican position in 1936 imply about the outcome of the war?

The way in which the Republicans had a stronger situation at the start of the war than the Nationalists implies that their defeat was due to other factors and in fact a Nationalist victory was far from inevitable at the start. These other factors could be foreign intervention, or even non-intervention!
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What quote emphasises the transportation of the Africanistas as the most important factor in the Republican Defeat?

"If Germany had not provided Junker transport planes, the Spanish Civil War would have been over before it began" - Paul Preston
Meaning that the Nationalists would have lost before the war had even started because they couldn't even fight the war; the Navy had stayed loyal to the Republic.

What which Pope describe the Spanish Civil war as a 'holy war'?

Pope XI; described it as a crusade. This meant the Nationalists got support from classes which might not have supported them otherwise; particularly the urban and rural poor

How did the Archbishop of Toledo describe the Spanish Civil War?

The Spanish Civil War was a battle between "the city of God and the city of Satan"

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