Question 9 • CMS 2026-2027 World History: Issues and Patterns CREDIT RECOVERY
Francisco Franco led the Nationalist forces in the Spanish Civil War and ruled Spain as a dictator from 1939 until 1975. He was associated with fascism, so the correct choice is “the fascist dictator of Spain.” Mussolini and the Blackshirts were associated with Italy, while Franco was not a Republican leader.
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