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Francisco Franco
Guernica
Nationalist
Republicans
Dates
100
What was Francisco Franco's role/job?
Spanish dictator
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Where was Guernica located?
Town in Basque Country, Spain
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Who were the leaders?
- General Franco - General Sanjujo
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What happened on April 1, 1939?
Republicans surrendered
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When did the Spanish War start?
July 17, 1936
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What years was his dictatorship?
1939 - 1975
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Why did Hitler's Germany bomb Guernica?
Germany was supporting the nationalist
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What were the nationalist-supporting cities?
- Cadiz - Saragossa - Seville - Burgo
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What were the Republicans made up of? (What people?)
- workers - peasants - trade unions - socialist, communist, anarchist
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When did the Spanish War end?
April 1, 1939
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What was the only religion tolerated under Franco's rule?
Catholicism
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What was the day of the bombing?
April 26, 1937
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What was the death toll?
Around 1 million
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Who supported the Republicans?
Soviet Union and European democracies
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When was the Guernica bombing?
April 26, 1937
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What role did he play in the Spanish Civil War?
- commander-in-chief of armed forces - head of rebel Nationalist government - transported troops to mainland
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Who painted the painting "Guernica"?
Pablo Picasso
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What did the nationalist do on April 1st, 1939
Won the war
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What sealed the Republicans defeat?
The Nationalist capturing Catalonia
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When did the Republicans surrender?
April 1, 1939
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How did Franco make a difference in the Spanish Civil War?
He unified a base of support by securing the backing of the catholic church
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What did the painting show?
- symbol of peace - exposed Spain's situation - different figures represented different participants in the war - shows mayhem of bomb
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How many "volunteers" did the Nationalist receive from Italy?
50,000
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Who did the Republicans vote as president?
Manuel Azaña
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When did Francisco Franco rule?
1939 - 1975