All about the ancient tribes
On the night of 17 July 1936, the Spanish army, inspired most of all by General Franco, started the Spanish Civil War by rebelling against the Second Republic. A central goal of the rebels was the destruction of left-wing organisations.
Spain quickly erupted into civil war. The left side, known as the Republicans, was formed by the Spanish government together with unions, communists, anarchists, workers, and peasants. On the other side were the Nationalists, the rebel part of the army, the bourgeoisie, the landlords, and, generally, the upper classes.
On March 28, 1939, the Republicans finally surrendered Madrid, bringing the Spanish Civil War to an end. Up to a million lives were lost in the conflict, the most devastating in Spanish history. Franco subsequently served as dictator of Spain until his death in 1975.
The Nationalists won the war, which ended in early 1939, and ruled Spain until Franco’s death in November 1975.
During World War II, the Spanish State under Francisco Franco espoused neutrality as its official wartime policy. In 1941 Franco approved the recruitment of volunteers to Germany on the guarantee that they only fight against the Soviet Union and not against the western Allies.
Roughly 1,264,000 American soldiers have died in the nation’s wars– 620,000 in the Civil War and 644,000 in all other conflicts. It was only as recently as the Vietnam War that the number of American deaths in foreign wars eclipsed the number who died in the Civil War.
Bardem is the first Spanish actor to be nominated for an Academy Award (Best Actor for Before Night Falls in 2000), as well as the first and only Spanish actor to win one (Best Supporting Actor for No Country For Old Men in 2008).
The Spanish Civil War proved to be a breeding ground for mass atrocities, carried out by belligerents eager to eradicate their ideological opponents. About 500,000 people lost their lives in the conflict. Of these, about 200,000 died as the result of systematic killings, mob violence, torture, or other brutalities.
It began as a late consequence of the stock market crash of 1929 and was terminated by the dictatorship of General Franco, who emerged victorious from the Spanish Civil War after plotting a military coup against the republic.
The Nationalist victory in the Civil War can be explained by a number of factors relating to the Nationalists ‘ strengths and the Republicans’ weaknesses. Ultimately, the Nationalist forces were better skilled, equipped and organised than the often chaotic Republican factions.
After four bloody years of conflict, the United States defeated the Confederate States. In the end, the states that were in rebellion were readmitted to the United States, and the institution of slavery was abolished nation-wide.
The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10, 1898. As a result Spain lost its control over the remains of its overseas empire — Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines Islands, Guam, and other islands.
Spanish–American War
Date | April 21, 1898 – August 13, 1898 (3 months, 3 weeks and 2 days ) |
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Location | Cuba and Puerto Rico (Caribbean Sea) Philippines and Guam (Asia-Pacific) |
Result | American victory Treaty of Paris of 1898 Founding of the First Philippine Republic and beginning of the Philippine–American War |