The Spanish Civil War | How Did Spain Become Democratic?
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- What was the Spanish Civil War?
Between 1936 and 1939 the proud nation of Spain was ravaged by civil war as two factions, the recently established 2nd Spanish Republic, and Fransisco Franco's Nationalist rebels, tore apart the country. The Nationalists would ultimately claim victory, but in the wake of their triumph they established a 35 year-long dictatorship under Franco, yet with the Generalissimo's death, and the accession of a new King, Juan Carlos I, Spain was able to transition to democracy without bloodshed.
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"...Through Corruption and election rigging,... main Centre-left and Centre-right parties exchanged power" As an American, I feel this on a sublime level.
True lol
except that in the US it's right-wing and slightly more center right-wing parties.
@@franciscoflamenco Wrong. 100% of political violence in the US is committed by the left, including the blm and antifa terrorist groups.
You're basically like History Matters, it's so sad that you have so few subscribers
He even uses the same map software.
@@quisqueyancomrade4968 yes
@@quisqueyancomrade4968 What is this map software?
Tbh Juan Carlos is one of my favourite monarchs.
He was raised to become a dictator but despite this he valued the freedom of his people more than his own power. Even when people fought in his name to keep the regime intact, he stood his ground and brought freedom to all people of spain.👌🤴🇪🇸
Hey! I'm Spanish. This is a very sad moment of our history and still very controversial today in Spain. Nontheless, excellent video, you definetly deserve more subs.
Yes, I got that impression while researching this video. Glad you enjoyed it though, thanks!
@@LookBackHistory Dont believe him, he probably doesnt know about the avchievements of francoist dictator-ship, but I know and i can tell you:
"The people who doesnt know their history are obligated to repeat it, but Spain...oh Spain..., Spain must know his history to repeat it again"
-FoxFexChester
@@foxguardiandimensional3826, so should Spain go back to being a dictatorship? Seems like that would be a pretty bad idea.
@@occam7382 there is one problem, the dictator must be like Franco was, or even, better, believe me, those were the 39 years most pacific and economic of all our nation, stability in spain for fist time who would say it huh, at least in the 60-75'
I have a house in Spain and the older generation can remember the Franco era but not always with affection. Another great video
I imagine there's probably a pretty clear split opinion on that.
Thanks!
Well ok but how many people die of famine, of mass genocide and result in a general breakdown?
@@simplelogic9090 there wasn't a genocide per se during francoism, but many of the POWs died in prisons due to the poor living conditions, especially those with workcamps (which actually was pretty common). The total death toll of the war was of around half a million deaths, with some more thousands during the immediate postwar. Things eventually got much more relaxed, and after 1950, repression had greatly diminished. During the 60s, Spain could already qualify as a liberal state in many aspects. This allowed for a smooth transition into democracy when Franco died in 1975.
@@simplelogic9090 that would have happened too if the comunists took over just look at Russia
My understanding is that Spaniards' thoughts on Franco can be divided into about 4 camps
~5% Far-right Extremists: Passionately support Franco to this day, especially praising his suppression of leftists, persecution of LGBT and minority groups, and restrictions on womens' rights (especially divorce rights). Usually vote for Vox.
~10% Right-wing Hardliners: Believe that Franco was a 'necessary evil' to prevent Spain falling to communism or anarchism, but also believe that his dictatorship was too extreme sometimes. These guys almost always give Franco credit for Spain's economic miracle, and believe Spain's economic crisis in the 40s and early 50s were mainly just aftershocks of the Civil War, rather than the result of Franco regime's gross economic mismanagement. Many people in this category support Franco, but few would dare say it in public. Usually vote for Vox.
~25% Conservatives: Agree with most other Spaniards' that Franco's dictatorship was fundamentally evil, while still believing that his economic policies (at least after he moved away from Autarky towards a more Capitalist-type economic system in the 1950s) were mostly good for Spain's economy. They do not support Franco at all, but do not completely despise him either. Usually vote for People's Party.
~60% Center-Right, Centrists, Liberals, and Left Wingers: Have nothing positive to say about Franco, reviling him as one of if not the single worst villain of Spanish history. About 2/5ths of this category vote for PSOE (center-leftists similar to America's Democrats or Germay's SPD), with 1/5th each supporting People's Party (right-wing), Podemos (far-left), and various smaller (mostly centrist or center-left) parties representing regional interests.
So so so underrated underrated history channel
As someone's who's read a lot on the spanish civil war, this is a very well done video.
Another great video, I have said it before, if this was how I was taught History as a child, I would know a lot more.
Glad you enjoyed it
Could you make a video about the scramble for Africa/19th century imperialism and industrialization?
this is a good video and good explanation. you deserve to received more subs
Thank you! Glad you thought so!
Great video as always! We wait for others too!
Not sure how I missed this video, but it's a great lesson. Hope all is well in your parts!
It is! Thanks for watching!
Great video and very informational.
Thanks!
Very good vídeo. Thank you for posting.
Thank you for watching!
Very Interesting. Please do one for the greek civil war. It is a very interesting event
My uncle moved his steel manufacturing company, Sean United Steel to Valencia, Spain in the late 1960s to 1970s. He lived there until then.
Yeah, we declined since the 60's and 70's. The biggest economic growth was during that time. I hope we will never ever care about what strangers have to say about us. That's the beginning, and it was the beginning of our troubles.
I wish I had this summary during my university. The text we were given written in Spanish was far too reductive. It assumed we all lived in Spain. I never got a great grasp on their civil war. Now, I understand it better. Thank you.
100th to watch! Also I can't tell if you're American or British.
I'm a dual British-US citizen; born in the UK live in the US. My accent is something of a hybrid, so I'm not surprised you couldn't tell!
@@LookBackHistory i didn't know that
Why many Americans traveled themselves to Spain to fight in their civil war is fascinating. Many wealthy Americans went there to fight.
0:30 did you leave out Hungary intentionally?
Yes. I was referering to liberal democracies and present-day Hungary is unfortunately not that.
@@LookBackHistory according to Brussels perhaps
Also the Balkans are all democratic now too, though things might be starting to get interesting in Bosnia
@@LookBackHistory Present-day Spain isn't any more liberal than Hungary, as there is little (and less every day) separation of powers since 1985. The government controls the legislative power and most of the judiciary and the media, which is rountinely used to attack and even criminalize the opposition, while criminals get pardoned for political reasons. There are also ministers who are declared communists that support dictators in South America. Even the "moderate left" party honors their members who were criminals during and prior to the Civil War as defenders of democracy.
@@jonathanwilliams1065, according to everyone who isn't also a dictatorship. Hungary is a de-facto authoritarian state under Orban and he needs to go.
Interesting
This is such a confusing conflict
EL PUEBLO QUE OLVIDA SU HISTORIA ESTA CONDENADO A REPETIRLA Y LOS ESPAÑOLES VAMOS DE CAMINO A REPETIRLA DE NUEVO. ES MUY PROBABLE QUE EN ALGUNOS AÑOS, TENGAS QUE REALIZAR OTRA SEGUNDA PARTE. GRACIAS POR EL VIDEO Y POR TU INTERÉS. THANKS
Spain but without S
How about stop insulting my country with English terms they created? (Not us)
@@enlosluceros7236 ngl, i think is a great joke
Though I don't agree that Spain economy increaese during franco regin as his economical policy led to spain into an agrain economy
00:08 wrong map spain was larger at it's max extension
Pains me to say UK also helped Franco out a fair bit. Phone lines were facilitated from Gibraltar to avoid being tapped by the Republican government, munitions were smuggled in from the Rock and the British Govenor of Gib was the first to officially recognise Franco having a Nationalist Consulate in Gibraltar well before the war ended.
UK also bribed some of the generals in the Spanish army to not join WW2 and maintained commercial trade
The US also helped Franco's regime after WW2 by letting them into the international organizations and giving economic aid in exchange of putting some military bases in their territory
It was either Franco or a Stalinist satellite. After 1937 the PCE, directly dependant on Soviet authorities, virtually controlled all remains of the Republic. Franco wasn't a fascist affiliate either, so there was a good chance that he wouldn't end up causing trouble to the UK and its allies.
It was the most sound option from a strategic point of view, and around half of Spain supported him, so it wasn't much of a deal when you had to choose between two dictatorships. As a spanish myself, I do consider Franco the lesser of the two evils that were the two sides in the Civil War.
Spain: My civil war is now over
Germany: Hold my Wehrmacht
Wasn’t their stagnation or stagflation in Spain?
I know the oil crisis of 73-74 ended Spain's trend of extreme growth, I don't know too much about it afterwards though. A few centuries earlier there was definitely inflation as silver from the new world devalued Spanish currency to an incredible degree.
@@LookBackHistory Thanks for responding!
Always found the Spanish civil war to be highly interesting
Why?
@@jorgeh.r9879 as sad and painful as the civil war was for spain. And the dictatorship that followed. The events of the war both on an international scale and at home are undoubtedly significant.
@@geekscentury Completely agree with you. I'm Spanish and I find it fascinating and very tragic for my country. Are you Spanish?
@@jorgeh.r9879 i'm not. I'm Northern Irish. I did a video myself on the international intervention in the civil war if your interested
Yeah, I do too. Hence the production of this video :)
8:44 iS iT aN aPriL fOoLs JoKe?!
Make Russian civil war vid
I plan to!
@@LookBackHistory you are my inspiration
I Live in lndia can you make a vid on lndia in ww2
What was 335 year War
@@LookBackHistory what happened to the South Vietnamese government in exil
Is there some CZcams rule now allowing you to say fascist when talking about fascists?
0:19 is proof Antonio Banderas is a time traveler.
Muchas erratas
Wow ur edit looks like history matters i mean abaut the map edit
"Spain is a stable, fairly prosperous, liberal democracy" not so much anymore.
Spain without the S
Shout out the King for embracing democracy even when surrounded by Flangists
Democracy is a lie
Dios, Patria, Rey 💪🇻🇦🇯🇪👑
Fun fact Greece also helped the leftists
That sounds unlikely given who was in charge of Greece at the time
Franco is very well-respected in a variety of groups in the US, namely young conservatives, young fascists, and young Catholics, as most clergymen were martyred by the Republic for simply believing in the Gospel in the years before and during the civil war. Even the Allies threw their support behind Franco, and foreign aid was directed solely his way by the end. Many seem to see parallels forming between the elections and power structure of Spain back then and today. Same in the US
Catalonia was one of the last stands against fascism, waiting for the allies to intervene, should the Ebro's line had hold, Catalonia would had been able to recover its independence. Great video.
Catalonia didn't searched Independence around that time i believe, they only opposed the Nationalist party
Good video except for calling Spain Stable when you have the Catalan police getting in street fights with the Gardia Civil
Thanks! I'm going to stick by that statement though. Relative to much of the world, and most of history, I think its fair to call Spain stable.
@@LookBackHistory fair enough
do you live in spain?
@@LUN4RA no I just know that was a big news story of the police fighting each other in the streets over catalan secession
@@erichayes8445 That was not two police fighting, as the Catalan police remained neutral and didn't take action. Spain depoyed Guardia civil and Spanish police into Catalonia to stop the (non-recognized by Madrid) referendum, and the voters joined in each votation point to keep them away and exercise their right to vote. The fightings in the street were basically the Spanish forces beating the voters, causing a number of a thousand injured registred by the medical service. Finally less than a 10% of the voting points were attacked, for example in my town the police didn't show up, however we build barricades when we saw they were "visiting" towns in our region.