The Rise Of Australasia-Chapter 1102 - 825: The Spanish Civil War_2

You should know that the right-wing party includes Nationalism, Fascism, and the Royalist Party.

They all share one common characteristic, that is, they hold high positions within the Military and have certain control over discourse.

After the Spanish left-wing forces started armed suppression of the right-wing, it caused a large-scale riot throughout Spain.

The result was mutual assassinations between the left and the right, with more and more personnel being mobilized by both parties, eventually escalating into a military disturbance.

This military disturbance began in Spain's Colony of Morocco and rapidly expanded to Native Spanish Land.

On September 17, 1934, after careful preparation, Francisco Franco and Emilio Mola along with other military officers engineered an armed uprising, and quickly moved northward, crossing the Strait of Gibraltar to reach Native Spanish Land.

Because it was well-prepared, the rebels had quickly occupied the Spanish Morocco, the Canary Islands, Balearic Islands, and various provinces in the Northern and Southwestern regions of Native Spanish Land before the government could react.

By the time the Spanish government forces realized what had happened, the rebels had already declared the establishment of the National Defense Committee in Burgos and led a large army cityward toward Madrid.

As the leader of this rebel force, Franco proclaimed the slogan "pincer Madrid from the North and the South, gloriously restore Spain," and joined forces with other rebels to advance toward the Capital City Madrid.

On the other side, a large number of reluctant Spanish People were also forced to take up arms to defend their Native Land.

However, it must be admitted that there was a part of the Spanish population that held deep feelings for their country.

Even though the era of the Spanish Republic was one of the most chaotic in the 20th century, it still could not prevent their recognition and love for Spain.

Within just one week, more than 350,000 Spaniards had signed up to join the Militia Organizations, also known as the Spanish People's Guards.

With the efforts of these 350,000 People and the government forces, the rebellions in major Urban Cities like Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Cartagena, Malaga, and Bilbao were quickly quelled.

Although the situation still appeared to be a stalemate, the government forces controlled all of Spain's Industry and political centers, as well as important Harbors, traffic arteries, and Agricultural Production.

In contrast, the rebels controlled economically backward provinces such as Southern Andalusia and the North's Galicia, Navarre, and Old Castile.

This led to a certain gap in strength between the rebels and the Spanish government, meaning that without any external intervention, the rebellion was still doomed to fail.

But how could there be no intervention from the Powers in a Spain that was already dominated by multiple Powers before the Civil war?

In fact, long before the Spanish Civil war reached a deadlock and was on the verge of full-scale war, whether it was the Spanish Republic government or the rebels, both thought of another solution, which was to seek support from external Powers.

Clearly, the Spanish Republic government was more favored by the French government, and the nationalistic extremist rebels were more favored by the German government.

"Your Excellency the President, Your Excellency the Prime Minister," the French Foreign Minister said with a grave expression, "Before the outbreak of the Spanish Civil war, the Spanish Falange had already been in contact with Italy and Germany.

If it hadn't been for the support of these two countries, perhaps the Spanish Civil war would not have erupted so quickly.

We have reason to suspect that if the offensive by the Spanish rebels slows down or even falters, Germany and Italy might take even more frantic actions, such as sending volunteer forces to the Iberian Peninsula.

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That would be a heavy blow to the order of the Iberian Peninsula, to Spanish Order and stability in Europe, and it would severely affect our arrangements in Spain."

At this time, the French government operated under a dual-leadership system, possessing both a President and a Prime Minister, representing two different forces.

The French President was elected by the French People, while the Prime Minister was elected by the French Parliament, each representing different powers.

In terms of the distribution of power, the French President was responsible for foreign affairs, while the French Prime Minister was responsible for domestic affairs, and nominally, the President's powers were greater than those of the Prime Minister.

But it cannot be denied that the dual-head of state system was not so ideal for France at the time, and the conflict between the French President and the Prime Minister was a frequent occurrence.

"Do we have confirmed news of Germany and Italy dispatching troops?" French President Albert Lebrun inquired.

"Not yet, Your Excellency. The confirmed news we have so far is that the Italian Descendants have transported a batch of military weapons to Spain," the French Foreign Minister shook his head, giving a negative answer.

"Since neither Germany nor Italy has dispatched troops, we naturally will also not send troops to support Spain.

As for matters like selling weapons to the Spanish government, that is a government responsibility," French President Albert Lebrun said with a smile on his face.

French President Albert Lebrun was the last President of the Third French Republic. During his term, the Third French Republic came to an orderly end, even setting the record for the fastest defeat by the Germans.

As an officer who rose from being an engineer to the position of President, he was not like Prime Minister Édouard Daladier, who came from the Military, which led to President Albert Lebrun's opinions tending to be weaker, as he tried to resolve all of France's problems in a relatively peaceful manner.