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Category:
History & Society
- Date:
- July 17, 1936 - March 28, 1939
- Location:
- Spain
- Participants:
- Republican Nationalists
Top Questions
What caused the Spanish Civil War?
Who fought in the Spanish Civil War?
How was the Spanish Civil War a preview for World War II?
How did the Spanish Civil War end?
Spanish Civil War, (1936–39), military revolt against the Republican government of Spain, supported by conservative elements within the country. When an initial military coup failed to win control of the entire country, a bloody civil war ensued, fought with great ferocity on both sides. The Nationalists, as the rebels were called, received aid from Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. The Republicans received aid from the Soviet Union as well as from the International Brigades, composed of volunteers from Europe and the United States. The war was an outcome of a polarization of Spanish life and politics that had developed over ...(100 of 1154 words)