How Did The Popular Front Contribute To The Spanish Civil War
The Popular Front government, although a prominent contribution to the start of the Spanish Civil War, was not the only reason for it to start. There were also long and short-term factors that contributed to the 1936 war.
The Popular Front was a coalition made up of various left-wing parties, lead by Manuel Azana and founded in 1936. Although the Popular Front was supported by many, others saw it as extremist communism and were very opposed to it. The Popular Front and their policies were a short term cause of the Civil War as they were only founded and won the election in February 1936.
The Popular Front's manifesto stressed political moderation against radicalism and promised the restoration of laws guaranteeing regional autonomy that was …show more content…
Another long-term factor that caused the civil war would have been the reforms that took place between 1931 and 1933.
Many of the reforms that took place were controversial and were not agreed with by the public, an example of a controversial reform would be the Agrarian reform of 1932. This reform distributed land among peasants and had initial support but it soon became a victim of the economical issues of the time and soon failed to positively affect the farmers, therefore, social unrest continued and the poorer farmers continued to struggle, weakening their support for the government.
This reform, along with other controversial reforms like military cutbacks, caused a strong opposition from the former elite.
The role of the Church also contributed to the civil war as a long-term effect. The lower classes and those without religion resented the church as they felt oppressed because the upper class were the ones in charge of the church. The church was also disliked by some people as it had influence over education and could also use its wealth to gain influence in politics and social
The Popular Front was a coalition made up of various left-wing parties, lead by Manuel Azana and founded in 1936. Although the Popular Front was supported by many, others saw it as extremist communism and were very opposed to it. The Popular Front and their policies were a short term cause of the Civil War as they were only founded and won the election in February 1936.
The Popular Front's manifesto stressed political moderation against radicalism and promised the restoration of laws guaranteeing regional autonomy that was …show more content…
Another long-term factor that caused the civil war would have been the reforms that took place between 1931 and 1933.
Many of the reforms that took place were controversial and were not agreed with by the public, an example of a controversial reform would be the Agrarian reform of 1932. This reform distributed land among peasants and had initial support but it soon became a victim of the economical issues of the time and soon failed to positively affect the farmers, therefore, social unrest continued and the poorer farmers continued to struggle, weakening their support for the government.
This reform, along with other controversial reforms like military cutbacks, caused a strong opposition from the former elite.
The role of the Church also contributed to the civil war as a long-term effect. The lower classes and those without religion resented the church as they felt oppressed because the upper class were the ones in charge of the church. The church was also disliked by some people as it had influence over education and could also use its wealth to gain influence in politics and social