When: 1918 - 1939 Out of WWI came the Interbellum (or Interwar) period, beginning in 1918. Characterized by rising tensions between internationalist forces like the League of Nations (intent on making sure that a World War never happened again) and ultranationalists like the Axis powers (intent on growing their new empires through military means), the…
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02/16 – The 1936 Spanish Election
An anarchist poster commemorating the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. (Library of Congress) On this day in 1936, a coalition of left-wing political parties known as the Popular Front won a majority share of votes during Spain's federal election. The Front was united only in its opposition to fascism - a growing force in…