Spanish civil war

Spanish civil war, 1936–39, conflict in which the conservative and traditionalist forces in Spain rose against and finally overthrew the second Spanish republic.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• The Second Republic
• Outbreak of War
• Foreign Participation
• Nationalist Victory
• Influence
• Bibliography

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