Spain (Spanish España), constitutional monarchy of southwestern Europe, occupying the greater part of the Iberian Peninsula, and bounded on the north by the Bay of Biscay, France, and Andorra; on the east by the Mediterranean Sea; on the south by the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean; and on the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. The British dependency of Gibraltar is situated at the southern extremity of Spain. The Balearic Islands in …showed first 75 words of 9952 total…

…showed last 75 words of 9952 total…on fighting. Both sides soon received help from abroad. Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany sent troops, arms and airplanes to aid the Nationalists. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) furnished military equipment and advisers to the Loyalists, who were also aided by the International Brigades, made up of idealistic volunteers from Europe and the Americas. Britain and France remained neutral. The Nationalists displayed great unity and soon found a strong leader in General Franc