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It's been just under three months since I submitted my Bachelor's thesis final draft, so I finally feel refreshed enough to make a thread on it. This will be a longish one, but hopefully one you'll find interesting:
ANGLO-FRENCH NON-INTERVENTION IN THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR
ANGLO-FRENCH NON-INTERVENTION IN THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR
This thread will look at the variety of reasons for the non-intervention policy created by the British Empire and the French Third Republic in regards to the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939).
It was part of a larger policy of appeasement by both countries in the interwar era.
It was part of a larger policy of appeasement by both countries in the interwar era.
Appeasement of whom? Well, generally speaking, the far-right authoritarian countries of Europe, but specifically the Axis powers and especially Nazi Germany.
The British/French sought to avoid war at any costs, and they largely feared the Spanish crisis would turn into WWII.
The British/French sought to avoid war at any costs, and they largely feared the Spanish crisis would turn into WWII.
Most of the other European great powers -- i.e., Germany, Italy, USSR, even Portugal -- got involved, as did thousands of international volunteers.
Their reasons for involvement are for another thread (some of them are fascinating, others plainly practical).
Their reasons for involvement are for another thread (some of them are fascinating, others plainly practical).
Now, the policy of non-intervention pushed by the British and French lasted throughout the whole war, though the French had a few moments in the early days (mid-late 1936) where they broke it.
I'd argue it was one of the definitive reasons for the eventual Nationalist victory.
I'd argue it was one of the definitive reasons for the eventual Nationalist victory.
