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During the first four months of Popular Front rule, 113 general and more than 200 partial strikes take place, while 170 churches, 69 clubs, and the offices of 10 newspapers are set afire by arsonists. Rightist military leaders begin plotting the overthrow of the government.
The Timeline of the Spanish Civil War allows observation of the proceedings of the Spanish Civil War between 1936 and 1939. History of the Spanish Civil War, by year. 1936 in the Spanish Civil War. 1937 in the Spanish Civil War. 1938–39 in the Spanish Civil War. See also. List of foreign ships wrecked or lost in the Spanish Civil War.
The Spanish Civil War exposed political divisions across Europe. The right and the Catholics supported the Nationalists to stop the spread of Bolshevism. On the left, including labour unions, students and intellectuals, the war represented a necessary battle to stop the spread of fascism.
17-18 July 1936. Start of military rebellion against the Spanish government in North Africa, then mainland Spain. 19-20 July 1936. The military uprising is defeated in Madrid and Barcelona. Morocco, Galicia, Navarre, Old Castile and Seville soon come under the control of the rebels.
Outbreak of the Second World War: The German army invades Poland on 1 September. Britain and France declare war on Germany on 3 September. Spain remains officially neutral throughout the Second World War.
Spanish Civil War, (1936–39), military revolt against the Republican government of Spain, supported by conservative elements within the country. When an initial military coup failed to win control of the entire country, a bloody civil war ensued, fought with great ferocity on both sides.
25 maj 2015 · First International Brigade volunteers arrived in Spain. September: A military junta named Franco as head of state and c-in-c of the armed forces of Spain. October: The first aid from Russia arrives for the Republicans: November: Germany and Italy recognise Franco as head of Spain’s government. 1937: February: Nationalists started a major ...
