key moments of franquismo

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KEY MOMENTS OFKEY MOMENTS OFFRANQUISMOFRANQUISMO

Start after the Civil War in 1939Start after the Civil War in 1939Spain during the II World War (1939-1945)Spain during the II World War (1939-1945)Configuration of the dictatorship. IsolationConfiguration of the dictatorship. Isolation(1945-1950)(1945-1950)Diplomacy and Stabilization Plan (1950-1959)Diplomacy and Stabilization Plan (1950-1959)Economic development (1960-1969)Economic development (1960-1969)

Francos last years(1969-1975)Francos last years(1969-1975)


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Relation with theAXIS

Mi pueblo observa con honda

emocin el victorioso curso de unalucha que considera la propia ...

Cun grande sera mi satisfaccinsi pudiera prestar en cualquier

momento los servicios queconsideris necesarios ...

FRANCO. Letter to Hitler

1940 Meeting in Hendaya between Franco and Hitler

Hitler had helped duringthe Civil War, sending a

flight unit to SpainLegin Condor. Francodecided to give back the

favour by sending Spanishtroops called The Blue

Division to help the AXISin the II World War.

Apart from this, the


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The lack of food and the control by the government determined the existence of cartillas de

racionamiento that would last until the 50s. Theseimages were usual during a lot of years after the Civil


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Thousands of Spaniards were

executed, put in jailor forced to go into

exile during FrancosDictatorship


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The lack of investments in the agricultural sectorcaused that the spanish agriculture did not reach the

pre-war levels. Franco appealed to the effort of theworkers in order to pass this crisis but, on the other

hand, he didnt recognise some basic rights of theworkers as association, ne otiation or strike .


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About 400.000Spaniards that lost thewar emigrated to othercountries, mainly toFrance

Another alternativewas the fight as the


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THE INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNATIONTHE INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNATION

The francoist regime organized inMadrid some demonstrations tosupport Franco and as a sign of protest against the resolution of


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Frente de

Juventudes


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BREAKING THE ISOLATIONBREAKING THE ISOLATION

1955 Admission toONU

1959 Welcoming EisenHower

1951 MarshallPlan

US Military Bases at Torrejn, Morn, Rota

and Zaragoza.


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The agreement with the Vatican

This agreement consolidatedthe relation between the

Vatican and the Francoistregime.

Martn Artajo yCastiella


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THE INDEPENDENCETHE INDEPENDENCEOF MOROCCOOF MOROCCO

Spain recognized theindependence of thenorth of Morocco at

the same time as wellas France with the

south part.


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The plan Badajoz made the developmentof numerous towns and villages in

Spain.

Guadiana delCaudillo


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Franco used the fundings from the MarshallPlan to build some structures such as water

dams.

Orense,1956


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Laureano Lpez Rod, following the frenchmodel, developed some areas through Polosde desarrollo concentrating all the industrial

factories in some areas.


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FRANCO PROMOTED POLICIES IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE BIRTH-RATE


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A new generation was at theUniversity and organized

demonstrations against theFrancoist regime, claiming fora policy of opening doors for


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In 1969, the Prince Juan Carlos de Borbn, wasproclaimed sucessor of Franco with the title of King

of Spain


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CarreroBlanco,

partidario del

inmovilismo,reaccion condureza ante

las huelgas de

1973,encarcelando


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A big concentratiom of 4000000persons walking through the

Sahara Desert got the


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