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The Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) broke out with a military uprising in Morocco on July 17, triggered by events in Madrid. Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza.

Only when the left and center were able to unite - after Hitler invaded the USSR - were they able to beat the fascists. Then later, France remained politically divided when the Germans attacked, and after their defeat in the Battle of France, it formed a hard right wing government with emergency powers (Vichy France) that was happy to pursue fascist aims against the left within France.įascist organizations also rose up in Eastern Europe and generally seized power in Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria, and then allied with the Nazis. These failures were repeated in 19, with the Soviets and the West feeling they could not trust each other and resulting finally in a pact between the USSR and Germany that left the West on their own. The Germans and Italians supported Franco and the Falangists, while liberal democracies (France, UK) did nothing to help those fighting the fascists (because of distaste over the far left and a desire to remain neutral). But the Soviets became more focused on political control, purging and killing people on their own side - which was a preview of the left and center not being able to unite to stop German fascism. The various other factions of the left and of those fighting for democracy needed to unite.

The Spanish communists were directed from the USSR. This was a dispute that existed all over the political map in Europe, with similar, but less dramatic, political splits in France and in many countries in Eastern Europe. People think of WW2 in Europe as just "Hitler" with a bit of Mussolini, but it really was a major ideological battle between forces on the left led by Soviet communism and fascists on the right, with democracy kind of squeezed in the middle.Ī Popular Front of the left and center won Spanish elections, and right wing forces with fascist leanings launched a coup. Instructions and advice on how to best do an AMA. Want to do an AMA or know someone who does? Message the mods! Comments should be on-topic and contribute.ĭiscussions are limited to events over 20 years ago.If a post breaks one of our rules or guidelines you will be informed about it. So it is perfectly normally for your post to not show up in the new listing. Feel free to submit interesting articles, tell us about this cool book you just read, or start a discussion about who everyone's favorite figure of minor French nobility is!Īll posts will be reviewed by a human moderator first before they become visible to all subscribers on the subreddit. r/History is a place for discussions about history. Join the r/history Discord server to chat with other history enthusiast!