The Rise of Fascism and the Spanish Civil War

1922 – 1939

In the 1920s and 1930s, fascism rose in Europe under leaders like Mussolini and Hitler. Spain’s Civil War saw Franco’s nationalist forces defeat the Republic, establishing a long-lasting fascist dictatorship.

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