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Why did Germany and Italy became involved in the spanish civil war?
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∙ 13y ago
Because the Second Republic was a threat to fascism. If Spain was ruled by a fascist dictator, the Third Reich would take advantage of Spain's strategic position.
Additionally, despite his eventual deals with the Soviet Union, Hitler did not trust the Leftists in Spain and wanted to keep Spain out of Communist hands.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 13y ago1- Germany and Italy had fascist governments just like the government lead by Francisco Franco.(Fascism is a combination of socialism and nationalism, exalting the state over all else.)
2- Germany and Italy wanted to gain more land and allies and hoped to find an ally or to convince the Spanish to sit the war out. This would protect them from enemies.
3- When Germany first got involved, it was prior to the outbreak of WWII. Spain was a chance to test everything from bombing techniques (Guernica) to combined arms tactics, and to do so without having to actually go to war with anybody.
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∙ 12y agoBecause Spain was a neutral ally with Nazi Germany and Hitler wanted to help a country which hasnt had a bad time with germany. Also, It was a good time for Hitler to test his Air Force and His army
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∙ 8y agoThere were two major reasons that Nazi Germany took an active role in assisting the Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War. The first major reason was that the Nationalists in Spain wee trying to implement a fascist government, which would be ideologically similar to the Nazi German government (which was also fascist). The second major reason is that the Spanish Civil War would provide experience and war-training for the new Nazi German war-machine and its new military technologies. In particular, Nazi Germany took many opportunities to test its modern Luftwaffe or Air-Force by bombing key Republican strongholds like Basque town of Guernica, even where civilian casualties would be extremely high. The bombing of Guernica was immortalized in the painting of the same name by Pablo Picasso.
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∙ 14y agoTo test their big new Air Force that had never seen action.
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Germany and Italy because they wanted to gain more land and allies.
What nations lent official aid to Franco in the Spanish civil war?
Italy and Germany sent aid to Franco in the Spanish Civil War in the 1930's. Germany tested its air-force there as well. Franco was a fascist and he fought the left, including communists.
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In WWII, Germany took over France in 1940. Italy wasn't involved, it didn't join the war until 1941.
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Most significantly, Japan and Italy.
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Spanish became involved in the Italian wars when the Northern Italian states turned for help to the Spanish, who gladly agreed to send soldiers to Italy.
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The Triple Alliance involved Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
What was the date Italy became involved with the war?
1941
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Spain, during the so-called Spanish Civil War, which was a full-blast WAR,.
Which country did they have a Civil War rehersal for World War 2?
The Spanish Civil war, 1936, involved forces from Germany & Italy on the side of General Franco.
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Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy
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Germany, Italy, and Japan.
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Germany and Italy wanted Fascism to spread and since Francisco Franco was leader of the Falangists (Spanish Fascists) and was trying to spread it.So they basically supplied the Spanish Falangists with weapons and such. After Franco became dictator of Spain, he didn't let Spain join WWII and remained neutral.
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The Axis Powers
Who assisted the Spanish Fascists and Francisco Franco in defeating the Loyalists?
Germany and Italy because they wanted to gain more land and allies.
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