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The '''Spanish Civil War''' was a conflict within [[Spain]] between 1936 and 1939 between the Republican forces - (which were nothing like American [[republican]]s) - a [[left-wing]] coalition including communists, socialists, democrats and liberals, and the [[fascism|fascist]] Nationalist forces under [[Francisco Franco|General Franco]].

The '''Spanish Civil War''' was a conflict within [[Spain]] between 1936 and 1939 between the Republican forces, a [[left-wing]] coalition including communists and socialists, and the [[fascism|fascist]] Nationalist forces under [[Francisco Franco|General Franco]] comprising generally wealthy [[Monarchy|Monarchists]] and [[Catholicism|Catholics]] who opposed the separatist Republicans.

Volunteers from many nations joined the fighting on both sides, including [[George Orwell]] and [[Laurie Lee]]. and military contingents sent by [[Soviet Union]] fought with the Republicans, while [[Germany]] and [[Italy]] provided forces on the Nationalist side.

Volunteers from many nations joined the fighting on both sides, including [[George Orwell]] and [[Laurie Lee]]. and military contingents sent by [[Soviet Union]] fought with the Republicans, while [[Germany]] and [[Italy]] provided forces on the Nationalist side.