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mussolini in the spanish civil war
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| when did the spanish civil war start | 1936 |
| what started spanish civil war | army revolt against left-wing government |
| which political groups were represented by the republicans in the spanish civil war | communists, socialists, liberals, trade unionists |
| which political groups were represented by the nationalists in the spanish civil war | church, army, capitalists, upper classes |
| 2 foreign influences supporting spanish republicans | soviet union + international brigade |
| 2 foreign influences supporting spanish nationalists | germany + italy |
| which spanish general did italy support | general franco |
| how many men did italy commit to spanish civil war | 75,000 |
| how many tanks did italy commit to spanish civil war | 950 |
| how many aircraft did italy commit to spanish civil war | 700 |
| how many men did germany commit to spanish civil war | 17,000 |
| military reasons italy got involved in spanish civil war (2) | -hoped for naval bases in mainland spain + the canaries + balaerics -nationalist spain = ally for italy's aims in mediterranean |
| what did italy join the spanish civil war to prevent (2) | -spread of communism -spread of left-wing french influence |
| 1 humiliating defeat for italy in the spanish civil war | garibaldi brigades defeat nationalist italians in Guadalajara |
| garibaldi brigades | leftist italian refugees |
| how much did the spanish civil war cost italy | 14 billion lira |
| how did the spanish civil war damage italian foreign currencey reserves | lost 1/2 |
| how did the spanish civil war damage italian military (3) | -all tanks lost -all aircraft lost -ammunition wasted |
| how did the spanish civil war negatively impact italy during WW2 (2) | -loss of foreign currency reserves = can't import -loss of war machinery |
| what did italy do that further complicated relationships with france and britain during spanish civil war | sank french and british submarines |
| did the italian public support italian involvement in the war | no |
| which country did italy strengthen relationships with during spanish civil war | germany |
| why could italy not prevent anschluss in 1938 | didn't have the military to fend germany off austria |
| did italy receive any rewards/payment for involvement in spanish civil war | no |
| what was especially humiliating about italy not receiving payment for involvement in spanish civil war | germany was rewarded with contracts promising copper and sulphur |