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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. | 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. | ||
Revision as of 21:30, May 6, 2007
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 fascist Nationalist forces under General Franco comprising generally wealthy Monarchists and 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.
Ernest Hemingway served as a war correspondent during the war.
The Nationalists were eventually victorious, and executed over a hundred thousand of their opponents shortly afterwards.