Essay On The Fascist Takeover By Manuel Azana

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Coming out of World War I, tensions were high throughout Europe as many issues stood unresovled. People with bad ethical compasses were able to capitalize on the emotions of the period for their own gains. The conflict between the Liberal Republicans, the Socialists, the Communists, the Anarchists, and the Regional Nationalists, in Europe, raised this tension, causing instability across the continent. Each of these parties supported the Spanish Republic, but for different reasons. Their different reasons caused an inability to unite in order to beat Franco. The Liberal Republicans wanted moderate, slow change, which is a rate of change completely contradictory to all other groups. Manuel Azana, prime minister, wanted to avoid revolutions and maintain peace and order. These words make sense coming from Manuel Azana at a Republican party speech. As a leader of the Republican party, it is logical that Azana would cite the importance of slow, gradual change and fear drastic, radical changes. That is why he supports the republic and not the Fascist takeover (POV). Andres Marquez, a civil servant and member of the Liberal Republican …show more content…

Therefore, they fought for the rights of all people and the improvement of the Spanish Republic. According to Socrates Gomez, the leader of the Socialist Youth, The Republican government failed to make the necessary changes in order to fight for a democracy. In order to fix this issue he suggested that the Socialist party unite. He expresses his frustration with the hesitation of the Socialists joining the government; instead, they should have “shared governmental power.” Continuing the fight for democracy, Dr. Juan Negrin, prime minister and moderate Socialist state that “in fighting for democracy…we are defending democracy in all countries.” His speech attacks those that support Fascism around the world, while it calls for the need to fight for all rights of all