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It didn't. The Spanish civil war was between the republicans (communists in this case, heavily backed by Stalinist Russia) and the fascists (backed by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy). It was long and bloody - like many civil wars. The country was a wreck by the time it ended. The Russian's stole what they could (mostly several museum collections which they still hold) and went home. The Germans tested their tactics and weapons and got their forces a little more ready for the real fight to come. Spain was such a wreck by the end of the war that they were unable to participate in WWII except on the far fringes (limited trade, fixing a U boat or two) for their ally Germany. Their nation took about twenty years to truly recover. None of this really mattered when it came to starting WWII, which was a titanic struggle between Nazi Germany and Communist Russia to see who would be able to balance the burgeoning power of the USA. All other WWII battles were peripheral to this struggle which ended with Germany out of the world power game for all time and Communist Russia the dominant power over about a third of the globe.
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FranIt was seen as the dress-rehearsal for World War 2, with the two sides lining-up, Communist v. Fascist. From that point on, it was obvious there would be a world war.
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How was the Spanish Civil War another step in the march toward World War 2?
how was the spanish civil war a step in the march toward world war
What war was a dress rehearsal for World War 2?
The Spanish Civil War was a rehearsal for Germany to test out some of its weapons and leaders. The Germans sent the Condor Legion to fight in Spain.
Did remilitarization contribute to the outbreak of World War 2?
The Nazi Party efforts to remilitarize did contribute to the outbreak of World War 2. They were not supposed to do that under the Treaty of the Versailles. They they invaded Poland they broke the point that said they could not wage war against other nations. This also broke the Munich Pact. This upset the UK and the French peoples. Thus the war was sparked.
What effect did the Spanish Civil War have on the buildup to World War 2?
Germany and Italy took part in the Spanish Civil War, testing their soldiers and weapons.
The era fromthe end of the civil war to the outbreak of World War 1 was characterized by?
great advancements in warfare technology but few advancements in medical technology
