1. The Development of the War
The
Republican;North,cat The Rebelds,
alonia,Madrid,Castilla Andalusia,Castilla y Leon,
Galicia,Baleares,Asturias,
la Mancha, part of Extremadura ,Agricultural
Andalusia, Industrial and conservative classl
and working class
2. The battle of the North
• The Franquist troops
decided to attack the
North of Spain from April
to October 1937
• Guernica was bombed
and Bilbao surrendered
in June
• Despite other offensive
attacks, the Republicans
couldn´t avoid the loss of
Santander and Asturias
3. The battle of the river Ebro
• The Franquist rebels
marched on Aragon and
soon Catalonia was left
alone.
• The Republicans did
their best near the River
Ebro.
• But finally Rebels beat
and Barcelona was
defeated in 1939
4. The End of the war
• On February 1939 , only
Madrid and the center of
Spain remained Republican
• The government of Negrin
tried to resist , but a coup d
´état in Madrid led to a
committee which failed to
negotiate with General
Franco.
• After the Republican defeat
, over half million Spaniars
crossed the French border
5. The End
• When the WWII broke
out , thousends of these
exiled Republicans fought
against Nazi Germany
• Many were killed in the
concentration camps
• Others chose America or
even URSS
• The Republican
government itself formed
an exiled government in
Mexico
