| Summary: | The 1930s of the 20th century are described in Spanish history as very dynamic, controversial and cruel epochs which have divided not only historians but also Spanish society. People hoped that after the fall of corrupted monarchy everything would be quickly all right but soon appeared disappointment. Reform laws of the republican-socialist governments did not satisfy anybody and especially poor peasants were frustrated by slow agrarian reform. There was a wide Antirepublican front since the proclamation of the Second Republic: e.g. Catholic Church, army, landowners, monarchists, anarchists and other extreme parties. Building of democracy was very difficult because the majority of politicians thought in terms of the 19th century and perceived their political rivals as enemies of the nation. Tendency towards cancelling elections by the leftists in November 1933 and by the General Staff in February 1936 proved low level of political culture. When the rightist parties won elections, they started to revise reforms of previous governments which caused the resistance of the leftists and the armed uprising in October 1934. After the suppression of the revolution, situation was stabilized but only till the elections in February 1936 which was won by the Popular Front and streets got under the control of extremists....
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