The Spanish Civil War was fought between the "left-wing" Second Spanish Republic and the more conservative group named The Nationalists, led by General Guillermo Franco. The latter group would eventually win the war, bringing an era where Fascism was predominant. Franco would eventually ally with Adolf Hitler during the Second World War as their beliefs, which were based on totalitarianism, were very similar.
<span>The Spanish Civil War (1936-9) was a very important event during the tense1930s in Europe. Although it did not make World War II inevitable, it increased the likelihood of a general war a great deal. The war had a tremendous impact on Spain itself, leaving much of the state's economic and social infrastructure in ruins and leaving thousands dead. But the war also saw involvement from other European states as both sides of the conflict - the Right-wing Nationalists and the Left-wing Republicans (a.k.a. Loyalists) - requested and received foreign aid not only in terms of financial assets, but also in terms of war material and troops. Adolf Hitler's Germany was one of the foreign countries most involved in the conflict, contributing economic loans as well as several thousand troops to the Nationalist cause. Hitler's involvement in the Spanish war was consistent with a larger Nazi foreign policy aimed at diverting British and French attention from Central and Eastern Europe so that he would be unhindered in his plans for eastern expansion.</span>
Quanah Parker became the wealthiest Native Indian through his investments the railroad stock. On the reservation, Quanah Parker's tribe, the Staked Plains, was the last to arrive there after resistance to the white. He was elected chief over all the Comanches on the reservation by the government. He proved to be a resourceful, powerful, and able leader for the Comanches.
The United States was unprepared for its entrance into the First World War. In April 1917, the American Army numbered only 300,000 including all the National Guard units that could be federalized for national service