The document summarizes the key developments and battles of the Spanish Civil War between Republican and Franquist forces from 1937 to 1939. It describes the Franquist offensive in northern Spain that led to the bombing of Guernica and surrender of Bilbao in 1937. It then discusses the Republican defense along the Ebro River in 1938 and their eventual defeat. Finally, it notes how the war ended with the fall of Madrid and Republican government in early 1939, forcing hundreds of thousands of Republicans into exile.

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