Spanish Civil War: One Less Democracy in Europe
{"Image DocumentName": "Spanish Civil War: One Less Democracy in Europe", "Image ImageDescription": "Spain was a democratic republic\u2014very weak and unstable. Spanish Republic was dominated by very radical groups (socialists, communists, etc.) More conservative groups didn\u2019t like this (Catholic Church, military, business owners, etc.) 1936 war broke out, supporters of the Republic (Loyalists) vs. opponents of the Republic (Nationalists or Fascists) led by General Francisco Franco. Other fascist countries (Germany, Italy) sent soldiers, money, equipment to help the Spanish fascists. Soviet Union sent money and supplies to help the Loyalists. Democratic countries (US, France, Britain) and the League of Nations did nothing to support the Spanish Republican government. 1939\u2014Fascists won the war, Spanish Republic disbanded, Franco established a dictatorship in Spain, friendly to Hitler and Mussolini. Should the US, Britain, and France have done more to help out another democracy?", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}