Ch.27 Civil War and Invasion
Red Spain, Black Spain, a King, and a General
- Red Spain vs Black Spain
- These “Red Spanish” wanted to see the end of the monarchy and the beginning of rule by the common people.
- Wealthy, aristocratic Spaniards who wanted Spain to stay a monarchy were called citizens of “Black Spain”.
- Spanish Civil War. The Nationalists, Francisco Franco vs Popular Front
- Finally, the Popular Front was forced to give up the las city that they still controlled. On March 28th, 1939, Madrid surrendered.
- Francisco Franco and his army now controlled Spain.
- General Franco would now rule as a military dictator over Spain! Like Mussolini, he would control his country with his army.
Rebuilding the “Fatherland”
- On September 1st, 1939, the German troops marched into Poland from three different directions. Later, the beginning of the war that sprang from this invasion-World War II-was put at 4:45 a.m. on September Ist.
