The Spanish Civil War:
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Spanish Civil War
a republic is formed after king abdicates in 1931:
-Franco
-government formed left wing, communists, socialists and anarchists (republican)
-right wing opposition to government supported by: church,
-essentially pits fascism against democracy and communism
-Italy and Germany support nationalists with troops and equipment
-Germans try out new tactics
-Britain, France declare to be non-interventionist
-USSR even supported a republican government
a republic is formed after king abdicates in 1931:
-Franco
-government formed left wing, communists, socialists and anarchists (republican)
-right wing opposition to government supported by: church,
-essentially pits fascism against democracy and communism
-Italy and Germany support nationalists with troops and equipment
-Germans try out new tactics
-Britain, France declare to be non-interventionist
-USSR even supported a republican government
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Summary
Hitler was able to use the Spanish Civil War as a test for some of his ideas and concepts that he would use on a much larger scale and affect the whole world.
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"Everyone believes in the atrocities of the enemy and disbelieves in those of his own side, without ever bothering to examine the evidence." -George Orwell (Spanish Civil War)
Subjunctive Question
Would Hitler have been as successful if he didn't have an example from the Spanish Civil War?