what is the spanish civil war?
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In 1936, General Francisco Franco was among a cabal of military and political leaders who attempted to overthrow the Spanish crown to gain dictatorial powers for themselves and Franco was the commander in Spanish Morocco so he was able to bring a large contingent of African troops for the coup forces. Very shortly, the Fascist powers of Italy and Germany sent huge numbers of troops and equipment to help Franco's forces. To counter this, the Socialist Prime Minister began to receive help from the Soviet Union (unlike Franco who received help from Germany and Italy for free, the government had to pay for Soviet help with gold) and from 'international brigades' of volunteers from all over the world (there was ONE Fascist international brigade, from Ireland, but they decided very early that they didn't like fighting against people who could fight back so they left). As part of their help, the Soviets sent Commissars and eventually murdered more of the government forces than of the Fascists. By 1939, the government began to run out of money, and Stalin began to decide that freedom for Spain really wasn't so important any more so the Russian forces went home (many to be liquidated because they had been exposed to capitalism!). In mid-1939, Franco was installed as the unconditional dictator of Spain, and the Germans were freed just in time to go into Poland.\n\nFranco would remain in uncontested power until about 1980 when he died after a very long illness (hence Saturday Night Live's long-running gag, "Generalissimo Francisco Franco is STILL dead!). Juan Carlos I was mentored by Franco and upon the dictator's death was crowned the King of Spain, and he remains king to this day. The televangelist Jack Van Impe (I just watch because Rexella is a babe, 'Hey, Grandma's pretty hot!') has written several books claiming that Juan Carlos I is in fact the Anti-Christ King.
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I say it's a civil war. In my view its a religious war that has been going since the birth of Cain and Abel. We cannot solve it and will never solve it until Christ returns. Blood will be shed and peace will not come in that place. May God be with us all.
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I think you mean Spanish American War, and here you go...
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A civil war is a war in which parties within the same culture, society or nationality fight for political power or control of an area. Some civil wars are also categorized as revolutions when major societal restructuring is a possible outcome of the conflict. An insurgency, whether successful or not, is likely to be classified as a civil war by some historians if, and only if, organized armies fight conventional battles. Other historians state the criteria for a civil war is that there must be prolonged violence between organized factions or defined regions of a country (conventionally fought or not).\n\nUltimately the distinction between a "civil war" and a "revolution" or other name is arbitrary, and determined by usage. The successful insurgency of the 1640s in England which led to the (temporary) overthrow of the monarchy became known as the English Civil War. The successful insurgency of the 1770s in British colonies in America, with organized armies fighting battles, came to be known as the American Revolution. In the United States, and in American-dominated sources, the term 'the civil war' almost always means the American Civil War, with other civil wars noted or inferred from context.\n\nWhat is generally agreed upon is that factors such as nationalism, religion, and ideology, played little role in pre-modern civil wars. While it is quite common for nationalists to read past revolts, such as those of Scotland against England as early stirrings of nationalism, this is a somewhat suspect notion. Religion is more contentious, there are some civil wars that can be seen as fueled by religion in early years, such as the Jewish Revolts against Rome, but these can also be seen as revolts by a servile people against their oppressors or uprisings by local notables in an attempt to gain independence.
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World War II, also WWII, or the Second World War, was a global military conflict that took place in 1939–1945. It was the largest and deadliest war in history, culminating in the Holocaust and the dropping of the atom bomb.
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The origin of the  term "guerrilla" comes from the Peninsular War (1808-14), where Spanish soldiers, fighting out of formation and against the standard practices of the times, crushed Napoleons' occupying armies. In Spanish guerrilla means "little war". The tactics of the Spanish were so successful, that the name stuck.
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The Wars of the Roses were a series of civil wars fought in medieval England from 1455 to 1487 between the House of Lancaster and the House of York. The name Wars of the Roses is based on the badges used by the two sides, the red rose for the Lancastrians and the white rose for the Yorkists. Major causes of the conflict include: 1) both houses were direct descendents of king Edward III; 2) the ruling Lancastrian king, Henry VI, surrounded himself with unpopular nobles; 3) the civil unrest of much of the population; 4) the availability of many powerful lords with their own private armies; and 5) the untimely episodes of mental illness by king Henry VI. Please see the origins page for more information on the start of the wars. \n\nThis site presents a clear and easy-to-follow survey of the Wars of the Roses including major players and important battles. We hope this site will pique your interest in a very fascinating and rich period of history -- welcome to the Wars of the Roses.
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Because Hispanics weren't heavily involved in World War II. I believe the war movies you're referring to in the first part of your question are probably westerns, are they may be about the Spanish-American War. Just a guess, though.
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Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (pron. IPA : [fran'θisko 'franko]; December 4, 1892 – November 20 (or possibly November 19 [*]) 1975), abbreviated Francisco Franco y Bahamonde and commonly known as Generalísimo Francisco Franco, was the Head of State of Spain in parts of the country from 1936 and in its entirety from 1939 until his death in 1975. He presided over the authoritarian government of the Spanish State following victory in the Spanish Civil War. From 1947, he was de facto regent of Spain. During his rule he was known officially as por la gracia de Dios, Caudillo de España y de la Cruzada, or "by the grace of God, the Leader of Spain and of the Crusade."
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most civil wars start from minority groups, religious plurality, and ideological divisions.
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Francisco Franco took leadership of a country totally ruined by civil war The big problem was that he was a totalitarian dictator and held the people in hi "fist" for all those years, instead of allowing the country to modernize and be prosperous.\nI was assigned in Spain on 2 tours (4 and 3 years), and came here to live when we retired from active duty in 1974. There is absolutely NO similarity between Spain in 1974 and now, except the customs and language.\nBut all the progress has taken some toll too. The cost of property in this country for example, just as in most of Europe, is very high. What people would buy for $70,000 in the U.S. would cost at least triple that here. And the wage levels have not kept up.\nThere are certain aspects of life here that very positive, ans a few that are quite negative.\nImpact?  I guess you could just say that Spain was held back for something over 45 years, and is just now starting to really catch up.
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Total War is the concept of mobilizing all of a nations resources in the pursuit of ultimate victory. It postulates that there is no alternative but complete victory or utter defeat. It's also known for legitimzing civilians as viable targets.
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The Irish Republican Army (or IRA for short) is a paramiltary organisation that was formed during "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland in the late 1960's.
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That is an interesting question....\n\nThe obvious civil war between the communist North and the democratic South. The not so obvious civil war was probably between the Catholics and the Buddhist in South Vietnam. Howver, I think that can be described more as bloody protesting rather than a war.
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Basically because Germany invaded Paris (France) without permission, and then Spain got involved as they were allies. Poland triedto stay neutral but this just aggrivated the situation, leading to a full blown war.
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if u go to www.unitedstreaming.com, then get an account, sign in,  then where it says "search" type in civil war and you'll get a bunch of stuff on the civil war \nits really helpful\ni just had a test on it
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Let's see: the War with Spain, the annexation of Hawaii, the creation of Panama, Most of the political police actions after WWII, the guerrilla wars of the Phillippines from 1898 to 1930, the war of 1848 with Mexico, Vietnam, intrevention in Iran, the Diminican Republic, the coup in Chile, ...I suppose you could argue that case.