What were the effects of the Spanish Civil War 
What were the effects/consequences of the Spanish Civil War?
The Spanish civil war lasted 1936-1939. It had great consequences, seeing as the war brought huge complications to Spain in social, economic and political aspects.
The social consequences were many. Around 100,000 Republicans as well as about 70,000 Nationalists were killed during the war, showing great losses for families and for the population. The killing also continued after the war as Franco launched a terror campaign, “White terror”, to eliminate opposition that killed approximately a further 40,000-200,000 people. Thousands of Republicans were held in concentration camps and prisons and Republican children were often taken from their parents to be re-educated- placed in Nationalist/Catholic families and others in orphanages- indoctrinated against views of their own parents.
Spain's economy was ruined after the war as 10-15% of its wealth was destroyed. The per capita income was 28% lower in 1939 than in 1935 and 70% of Madrid's factory machinery needed to be replaced. Madrid's communication systems, including the tram network needed to be rebuilt, and there was high inflation as a result of the economic crisis and the government started printing more and more money, with still having huge debts to pay the British and Germans. This worsened the living standards of the working class remarkably and workers suffered, just like before the war, from long working hours and bad working conditions. Making this worse, the Republican's land reform was reversed and Spain's agricultural economy remained ineffective and inefficient.
The Spanish economy improved due to the outbreak of the Second World War, and they attempted to gain control over Britain and France by offering to remain neutral and not to ally with Nazi Germany, in order to work out debt deals. Once the war broke out, Britain and France signed trading agreements with Spain in 1940. However, German mistreatment of Spain's resources during the
The Spanish civil war lasted 1936-1939. It had great consequences, seeing as the war brought huge complications to Spain in social, economic and political aspects.
The social consequences were many. Around 100,000 Republicans as well as about 70,000 Nationalists were killed during the war, showing great losses for families and for the population. The killing also continued after the war as Franco launched a terror campaign, “White terror”, to eliminate opposition that killed approximately a further 40,000-200,000 people. Thousands of Republicans were held in concentration camps and prisons and Republican children were often taken from their parents to be re-educated- placed in Nationalist/Catholic families and others in orphanages- indoctrinated against views of their own parents.
Spain's economy was ruined after the war as 10-15% of its wealth was destroyed. The per capita income was 28% lower in 1939 than in 1935 and 70% of Madrid's factory machinery needed to be replaced. Madrid's communication systems, including the tram network needed to be rebuilt, and there was high inflation as a result of the economic crisis and the government started printing more and more money, with still having huge debts to pay the British and Germans. This worsened the living standards of the working class remarkably and workers suffered, just like before the war, from long working hours and bad working conditions. Making this worse, the Republican's land reform was reversed and Spain's agricultural economy remained ineffective and inefficient.
The Spanish economy improved due to the outbreak of the Second World War, and they attempted to gain control over Britain and France by offering to remain neutral and not to ally with Nazi Germany, in order to work out debt deals. Once the war broke out, Britain and France signed trading agreements with Spain in 1940. However, German mistreatment of Spain's resources during the