Spanish Civil War outside Spain

The Spanish Civil War divided public opinion everywhere. Britain and France convened a conference and afterwards they signed an agreement not to interfere. They were afraid that this war could become an international conflict.

But both sides had foreign help:

• The USSR supported the Republic
• The Nationalists received arms and soldiers from the fascist Italy and the Nazi Germany.

Lots  of  intellectuals  like  Hemingway,     Einstein, George Orwell… supported the Republicans, and also everybody from left parties all over the world. They saw the war as a battle against fascism. Thousands of foreign volunteers came to Spain from their countries to join the International Brigades (brigadas internacionais)