Spanish Civil War: Causes, Supporters, and Evolution
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Causes:
Root Causes:
- Socio-economic imbalance
- Privileged social groups opposed the Republicans' reforms
- Workers' disillusionment at the slowness of Republican reforms
- Tradition of army intervention
Immediate Causes:
- Political violence
- Deterioration of public order
- Coup led by Sanjurjo, Mola, Franco, Godet, Queipo de Llano
Supporters:
- In Favor of the Coup:
- Anti-Republicans
- Falangists
- Monarchists
- Landowners
- Church
- Part of the army
- Traditionalists
- Against the Coup:
- Part of the military
- National Police
- Assault Guard
- Working class
- Part of the middle class
International Intervention:
- France and UK remained neutral
- No intervention, no help
- Non-Intervention Committee
- USSR sent weapons and money to the Communist Party
- International Brigades to fight for democracy
- Germany and Italy