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Popular Front Wins election
Popular Front (republican) won National Election and Azana was appointed President of Spain. He replaced Zamora. -
King Alfonso Leaves Spain
King Alfonso leaves Spain because after the Republicans won the election. -
Changes to the Government
Anzana makes several unpopular changes to the government, including cuts to the military budget. -
Small Uprisings
Anarchist uprising in Madrid, Bilbao, Seville, Saragossa -
Popular Front Created
Communist and Socialist parties sign an electoral pact, Azana creates the popular front -
The Uprising Begins
Jose Sanjurjo leads an unsuccessful uprising against the government. However, the Nationalists join him and it eventually escalates into the civil war. -
Seville Taken
Insurgents take Seville, significant because Seville is a big industrial center -
Franco Takes Control
Insurgents are defeated in an attempt to take Barcelona. They are also, defeated at Madrid. The insurgents seek help from Germany and Italy. Franco takes control of insurgent army. -
Hitler agrees to help
Hitler agrees to support Franco, begins sending aid and bombing republican cities -
France refuses to send aid
France refuses to send help, significant because the republicans are in desperate need at this point -
Badajoz Captured
Insurgents take over Badajoz and over 4,000 are massacred -
Republicans leave Madrid
Even though the nationalists have not been able to capture Madrid, the nationalists leave anyways. -
More Support Pledged
Italians help the insurgents, smericans come to help the Republicans. -
Bombing of Guernica
Bombing of Guernica by Germany, 2500 massacred -
New Republican Prime Minister
Juan Negrin replaces Largo Caballero as the Republican Prime minister -
Spain is split
All of northern Spain is controlled by the Nationalists, Republicans move government to Barcelona -
Franco takes over
Franco takes control of Spain, other countries recognize Franco as Head of State even though he has not yet captured Madrid. -
Madrid Captured
The nationalists finally take over Madrid -
The war is over
Franco declares the Spanish Civil War to be over
