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41: The Spanish Civil War Pt. 6 - International Involvement

History of the Second World War

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The History of the Spanish Communist Party

The Spanish Communist Party had been gaining support in the time immediately before the events of July 1936. There would be only two nations that would openly support the Republic, Mexico and the Soviet Union. The decision to support the Republic was driven primarily by a desire to bolster communism in Western Europe.

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