In June 1931 the Republicans called for a parliamentary election to be held and the Cortes elected Niceto Alcola Zamora, a leading liberal, as the first president of the Republic; a Republican government was formed in Spain. However, political unrest still existed in the country because some Spaniards still favored monarchy. In 1936, Spanish army units stationed in Morocco raised a revolution against Spain's government. The rebels hoped to overthrow the government and restore order in Spain. In October 1936 the rebel leaders chose General Francisco Franco as their commander in chief. The revolt developed into a full civil war, and Franco's forces become known as Nationalists and were supported by Spain's Fascist Political Party. The forces that fought to save the Republic were called the Republicans.

Although the Spanish civil war drew international attention, no one intervened until th

On the night of July 19 the Prime Minister of the Republic, Jose Girald, telegraphed the Socialist Premier of France, Leon Blum, asking for arms and airplanes immediately. Great Britain feared that France's help to the Republicans might bring a general European war and thus asked France to reconsider their decision to help Spain. This was the first indication of the civil war becoming a dress rehearsal for World War II. However, France shipped mutations to Mexico, which were then transferred to Spain, unofficially. Plus the French had allowed the Republicans to buy arms form individuals in France. Soon volunteers from Great Britain signed up to fight for the Republicans and Great Britain decided to help the Republicans also. Stain decided to help, after being requested, in favor of the French because he feared Hitler's invasion of Russia without the fear of a French attack at the back.

e Spaniards themselves asked for help. France had selected

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