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17/07/1936 Spanish Civil War begins

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George Orwell - Spanish Civil War and Tea

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Spanish Civil War | 3 Minute History

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Spanish Civil War - Lessons NOT Learned - The British, French & US

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Feature History - Spanish Civil War

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The Role of Foreigners in the Spanish Civil War

The war has often been portrayed as a struggle between democracy and fascism, particularly due to the political climate and timing surrounding it, but it can more accurately be described as a struggle between leftist revolution and rightist counter-revolution similar to the Finnish Civil War and the Russian Civil War.