Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War was a civil war in Spain fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Communists and the Fascists. It was also the first hotwar in The World's War Against Communism. The "Republicans" were loyal to the Communist Popular Front government of the "Second Spanish Republic", and consisted of various, communist, separatist, anarchist, and "republican" parties, some of which had opposed the government in the pre-war period. The opposing Nationalists were an alliance of Falangists, Fascists, monarchists, actual conservatives, and traditionalists led by Spanish patriots among whom General Francisco Franco quickly achieved a preponderant role. Although there was street-fighting throughout the world, it was the first hotwar in the battle between fascism and communism, and thus the beginning of WWAC.