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This information is to accompany p. 247 of the Unit Two Curriculum Guide.

Student Information Sheet: The Spanish Civil War and its Political Consequences

In July of 1936, civil war broke out in Spain. The contest for power was between the leftist government and the Spanish military which had the support of anti-communists, the Catholic Church and large landowners.

Hitler and Mussolini sent equipment and troops to aid Franco's forces. Neither France nor Britain helped the republican government.

• French fascists pressured the French government to maintain a policy of non-involvement in the civil war.

• By 1939, Franco had established a fascist dictatorship in Spain.

The inaction of the democracies to protect another democratically-elected government only encouraged the fascist dictators of Germany and Italy.

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This information is to accompany p. 247 of the Unit Two Curriculum Guide.

Student Information Map: The Spanish Civil War, 1936 - 1939