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The Past
On 1 April 1939, Franco’s forces entered Madrid and declared victory. However, three years of brutal civil war left Spain impoverished and the new Francoist state was locked in a struggle for survival. After the civil war Franco was also forced to su
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The Possibility
Had Spain joined the war, the British defenders of Gibraltar would have been in an impossible position and soon would have lost control. The Strait of Gibraltar would have closed, cutting off the British Army in the Middle East. Now isolated from the

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