Spanish Civil War - created from Mind Map

the causes of the war the reforms election of the popular front - the republicans won religion agrarian military regional seperated from the state was taken out of education Civil marriages and divorces made legal lost their power there was even distribution land was given to pesants reduction in the number of officers people lost their status Basque country and Catalonia were given their own independence nationalists arranged an uprising

events of the war Guernica Toledo Madrid

Who was Franco dictator of spain leas the nationalists to victory he was called "el caudillo" friends with hitler and musolini

International Support republican nationalists russia international brigade gave them weapons wasn't that useful as they were old fashioned let children be sent there so they were safe from the war it cost them all their gold they never came back between 32,000 - 35,000 volunteers from around the wold no more that 20,000 at any one time germany italy condor legion new equipment like planes 50,000 troups

Why did the Nationalist win? better military organisation technical superiority political unity international support economic position under 1 leader germany italy support from the church

Spanish Civil War