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  2. German revolution of 1918–1919 - Wikipedia

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    The German revolution of 1918–1919, also known as the November Revolution (German: Novemberrevolution), was an uprising started by workers and soldiers in the final days of World War I. It quickly and almost bloodlessly brought down the German Empire , then, in its more violent second stage, the supporters of a parliamentary republic were ...

  3. Spanish Civil War - Wikipedia

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    German aid to the Nationalists amounted to approximately £43,000,000 ($215,000,000) in 1939 prices, [192] [note 3] 15.5% of which was used for salaries and expenses and 21.9% for direct delivery of supplies to Spain, while 62.6% was expended on the Condor Legion. [192] In total, Germany provided the Nationalists with 600 planes and 200 tanks ...

  4. German involvement in the Spanish Civil War - Wikipedia

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    In the years following the Spanish Civil War, Hitler gave several possible motives for German involvement. Among these were the distraction it provided from German re-militarisation; the prevention of the spread of communism to Western Europe; the creation of a state friendly to Germany to disrupt Britain and France; and the possibilities for economic expansion. [3]

  5. Francoist Spain - Wikipedia

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    Francoist Spain (Spanish: España franquista), also known as the Francoist dictatorship (dictadura franquista), was the period of Spanish history between 1936 and 1975, when Francisco Franco ruled Spain after the Spanish Civil War with the title Caudillo. After his death in 1975 due to heart failure, Spain transitioned into a democracy.

  6. Economy of Spain (1939–1959) - Wikipedia

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    Falangist propaganda from the Spanish Civil War, reading "By force of arms/Fatherland, Bread and Justice".. The economy of Spain between 1939 and 1959, usually called the Autarchy (Spanish: Autarquía), the First Francoism (Spanish: Primer Franquismo) or simply the post-war (Spanish: Posguerra) was a period of the economic history of Spain marked by international isolation and the attempted ...

  7. Germany–Spain relations - Wikipedia

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    Germany. Spain. Angela Merkel and Pedro Sánchez. GermanySpain relations (German: deutsch-spanische Beziehungen; Spanish: Relaciones Alemania-España) are the diplomatic relations between Germany and Spain. Both nations are members of the European Union, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, NATO and the United Nations.

  8. Spanish Revolution of 1936 - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The Spanish Revolution was a workers' social revolution that began at the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 and for two to three years resulted in the widespread implementation of anarchist and, more broadly, libertarian socialist organizational principles throughout various portions of the country, primarily Catalonia, Aragon ...

  9. Revolutions of 1917–1923 - Wikipedia

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    March on Rome. The Revolutions of 1917–1923 were a revolutionary wave that included political unrest and armed revolts around the world inspired by the success of the Russian Revolution and the disorder created by the aftermath of World War I. The uprisings were mainly socialist or anti- colonial in nature.