The Civil War: the opposing sides

Vocabulary

Sympathiser; aid; defeat; coalition; effort; support; coup (coup d’etat); leadership; initiative; annulment

To occur; to repress; to put forward; to reject; to aim; to appoint; to merge; to dismantle

Left-wing/right-wing

Within

1.       Answer to the following questions:

Republican side

a)      Who were the presidents of the Republican government during the Civil War? Which party did they belong  to?

b)      The workers’ committees carried out a revolution. What were their measures?

c)       Which groups made up Largo Caballero’s government? What were its two main objectives?

d)      Why did the Republican coalition split?

e)      What did Negrín try to do about the war? Did he succeed? Why?

Rebel side

f)       Which areas of the country did the rebels control after the initial coup?

g)      Who was the leader of the rebel government?

h)      What was the main party in this side of the war? Where was the rebel capital city?

i)        Name the main decisions taken by the rebel government