The Bell Tolls for the Spanish Civil War

-lasted from July 17, 1936 to April 1 1939

~~Fought between Francoists and Republicans~~

Francoists supported General Francisco Franco while Republicans supported the Second Spanish Republic, which had ruled since 1931

- Francoists were supported by Italy, Germany, and the Catholic Church

- Republicans were supported by the Soviet Union and various International Volunteers

- The Fascists Francoists eventually won and took control of the government

<--picasso's famous painting of teh bombing of Gernika (Guernica), a town in Spain

*Franco was the leader of the FACISTS - he was a totalitarian leader

*The Civil War proved to be a "practice field" for new German technology.