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The Spanish Civil War Quiz
Ten questions on the war that tore Spain apart from 1936 to 1939, and the art, literature and politics it left behind.
- 10 questions
- About 3 minutes
- Medium
About this quiz
The Spanish Civil War began as a failed military coup and turned into three years of fighting that killed hundreds of thousands of people. Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy backed the Nationalists. The Soviet Union backed the Republic. Britain and France stayed out. Volunteers from more than 50 countries came to fight, most of them for the Republic.
The war produced some of the twentieth century's most famous art and writing, and its aftershocks lasted decades. Several questions test stories people think they already know.
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Encyclopedia
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) killed about 500,000 people and ended with Francisco Franco ruling Spain as a dictator until 1975.
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Fascism
Fascism was a political movement that Benito Mussolini founded in Italy in 1919, promising national rebirth through a single party and violence.
