ðə spˈænɪʃ sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ wʌz fˈɔːt fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn bᵻtwˌiːn ðə nˈæʃənəlˌɪsts bˈækt baɪ fˈæʃɪst ˈɪɾəli ænd nˈɑːtsi dʒˈɜːməni, kəmpˈoʊzd mˈoʊstli ʌv ɹˈoʊmən kˈæθlɪks ɐɡˈɛnst ðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkənz, ɐ fɹˈʌnt ʌv lˈɪbɚɹəlz, kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪsts, ˈænɑːɹkˌɪsts, sˈoʊʃəlˌɪsts, ˌæɡɹɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəl lˈeɪbɚɹɚz, wˈɜːkɚz ænd ðɪ ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd mˈɪdəl klˈæs.
The Spanish Civil War was fought from 1936 to 1939 between the nationalists backed by Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, composed mostly of Roman Catholics against the Republicans, a front of liberals, communists, anarchists, socialists, agricultural laborers, workers and the educated middle class.