Francisco Franco, the leader of Spain during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), was indirectly related to the policy of appeasement as his regime received significant support from Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. This support was part of a broader strategy by these powers to expand their influence in Europe and undermine democratic governments, which aligned with the appeasement policies of Western democracies towards fascist aggression. Franco’s victory in the civil war further emboldened fascist regimes and highlighted the failures of appeasement, as it demonstrated the consequences of allowing authoritarian regimes to expand unchecked. After the war, Franco's Spain remained neutral, but his ideological alignment with Axis powers reflected the underlying tensions and conflicts of the appeasement era.
In the 1930s, France and Britain initially responded to fascist aggression, particularly from Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, with a policy of appeasement, hoping to avoid another devastating conflict. Notably, they allowed the remilitarization of the Rhineland in 1936 and the annexation of Austria in 1938 without significant intervention. However, as aggression escalated, culminating in the invasion of Poland in 1939, both nations ultimately abandoned appeasement and declared war on Germany, marking the beginning of World War II. Their earlier inaction, however, was criticized for emboldening fascist leaders and exacerbating the conflict.
Hitler was fascist. The Spanish rebels were fascist. They got along. Same reason he supported Mussolini.
The lessons of Munich in 1938, The Molotov-Ribbentrop (Nazi-Soviet) Pact, and Indian appeasement to the People's Republic of China in the run-up to the Sino-Indian War are textbook examples of the failing of appeasement. Collective security as evidenced by the successful NATO model instrumental to European security since its founding proved an effective deterrent to Soviet expansion into Western Europe in contrast.
AppeasementThe policy of appeasement.
appeasement
Appeasement until 3 September 1939 when they both declared war on Germany.
Francisco Franco, the leader of Spain during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), was indirectly related to the policy of appeasement as his regime received significant support from Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. This support was part of a broader strategy by these powers to expand their influence in Europe and undermine democratic governments, which aligned with the appeasement policies of Western democracies towards fascist aggression. Franco’s victory in the civil war further emboldened fascist regimes and highlighted the failures of appeasement, as it demonstrated the consequences of allowing authoritarian regimes to expand unchecked. After the war, Franco's Spain remained neutral, but his ideological alignment with Axis powers reflected the underlying tensions and conflicts of the appeasement era.
Appeasement until 3 September 1939 when they both declared war on Germany.
Germany immediately broke agreements to give up expansion in exchange for land
In the 1930s, France and Britain initially responded to fascist aggression, particularly from Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, with a policy of appeasement, hoping to avoid another devastating conflict. Notably, they allowed the remilitarization of the Rhineland in 1936 and the annexation of Austria in 1938 without significant intervention. However, as aggression escalated, culminating in the invasion of Poland in 1939, both nations ultimately abandoned appeasement and declared war on Germany, marking the beginning of World War II. Their earlier inaction, however, was criticized for emboldening fascist leaders and exacerbating the conflict.
Hitler was fascist. The Spanish rebels were fascist. They got along. Same reason he supported Mussolini.
...that Germany would feel satisfied with its gains, and not seek any more territorial expansion.
The goals of the two countries complemented each other. They were both fascist dictatorships that believed in imperial expansion.
Appeasement.
The policy that France and Britain pursued against aggressive nations during the 1930s is known as appeasement. It is a policy of granting concessions to a potential enemy in the hope that it will maintain peace.
Appeasement, particularly by Britain and France towards Nazi Germany in the 1930s, allowed Hitler to expand German territory and military power unchecked. The Munich Agreement of 1938, which permitted the annexation of the Sudetenland, exemplified this policy, as Western powers believed it would prevent a larger conflict. However, this strategy emboldened Hitler, leading to further aggression, including the invasion of Poland in 1939, which ultimately triggered World War II. The failure to confront fascist expansionism highlighted the inadequacies of appeasement and its catastrophic consequences.