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Francisco Franco

Francisco Franco. By Brianna Gouw & Gabrielle Wiltse. Spain Before Franco. The Second Spanish Republic had been voted in with a majority in 1931 Foreign exchange and deportation of goods ruined by depression and civil war Nation’s support was split between aristocracy and republic

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Francisco Franco

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  1. Francisco Franco By Brianna Gouw & Gabrielle Wiltse

  2. Spain Before Franco • The Second Spanish Republic had been voted in with a majority in 1931 • Foreign exchange and deportation of goods ruined by depression and civil war • Nation’s support was split between aristocracy and republic • Governmental position switched from right wing (1933) to left (1936) • Depression left the economy in pieces, forcing citizens to suffer with a poor quality of life President Niceto Alcala Zamora

  3. Spain Before Franco Continued… • Spain was not given the option of having a dictator • Spain questioned if President Alcala Zamora was becoming too radical and so the government shifted left • Franco rejected principles of liberalism such as individualism, rights and freedoms, and competition

  4. Bringing Franco Into Power • Franco was upset with the idea of a coalition government • Used the death of parliamentary leader José Calvo Sotel as a pretext for a civil war • Rebellion was planned ahead of Calvo’s death • With the aid of Italy and Nazi Germany Franco’s fascist military won

  5. Under Franco’s Rule • Civil war lasted from 1936 – 1939. 600, 000 Spaniards killed & 1 000 000 sent to concentration camps. • Only legal party under Franco's post civil war regime was the Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las JONS, formed in 1937 • Ruled 1937-1975 • Government was an authoritarian dictatorship beginning in 1939

  6. Franco’s Rule Continued… • Franco’s fascist military received help from Italy and Nazi Germany during civil war • Franco allowed Italy and Germany to bomb Spanish Basque country side as a threat towards Britain and France • In return Hitler expected aid from Spain in WWII • Franco rapidly industrialized Spain with the steel industry

  7. Franco’s Rule Continued… • He outlawed anything that did not agree with catholic beliefs • Franco even went as far as outlawing any other language than Spanish and took away all rights given to the autonomous regions of Spain. • At this time the church and state of Spain were one body and it was the responsibility of both to enforce the change towards unity. • Isolation was a concept that was key in Franco’s Spain.

  8. The End of Franco • Franco’s rule came to an end on November 20th, 1975 when he died due to heart failure • Rule lasted nearly four decades • Francisco's successor Juan Carlos came into power and converted the government into a democratic constitutional monarchy

  9. The End of Franco Continued… • Juan Carlos became king of Spain and named Arias Navarro as Prime Minister • Anti-Francoists were extremely upset in the initial months of the monarchy, and demonstrations, industrial strikes, and terrorist activity challenged the country's stability. • Arias Navarro’s government cautiously brought in reforms, which were quickly rejected by Orthodox Francoists, who resisted any form of change.

  10. Current Spain • Spain currently has the highest EU unemployment rate (20%) and is roughly $90 billion in debt • Sovereignty issues with land off the coast of Morocco • Drug trafficking of heroine, cocaine and hashish

  11. Franco’s Evaluation • Franco had good intentions through unity, but went too far by trying to cut out cultural diversity within Spain • Franco took power through force, and created the Civil War which resulted in the loss of many civilian lives

  12. Spain’s Condition • Spain is in a much better state nationally now than when Franco was in power • Now Spain’s citizens have freedom of self expression, private property, and are able to compete within the economy • Under Franco’s rule people lived with oppression and fear of being an individual outside of the collective church

  13. Bibliography • Franco's Spain. Web. 14 Nov. 2010. <http://lindsey45220.tripod.com/>. • Answers.com - How Did Francisco Franco Come to Power." WikiAnswers - The Q&A Wiki. Web. 14 Nov. 2010. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_did_Francisco_Franco_come_to_power • .Autumn, By. "Spain 1935: Some What-ifs about Alcala Zamora and the Straperlo Scandal." Online Community for Discussing War History, Medieval Period, Ancient History, and Archaeology. Web. 14 Nov. 2010. <http://www.historykb.com/Uwe/Forum.aspx/what-if/11825/Spain-1935-Some-what-ifs-about-Alcala-Zamora-and-the-Straperlo>. • "Spain-Transition to Democracy THE POST-FRANCO ERA." Rainforest - Mongabay.com. Web. 14 Nov. 2010. <http://www.mongabay.com/history/spain/spain-transition_to_democracy_the_post-franco_era.html>. • "Spain Economy - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements,Population, Social Statistics, Political System." Photius Coutsoukis; Photius; Photios; Fotis Koutsoukis - Sustained by Working Capital in the World. Web. 14 Nov. 2010. <http://www.photius.com/wfb1999/spain/spain_economy.html>. • "BBC News - Spain - Timeline." BBC News - Home. Web. 14 Nov. 2010. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/992004.stm>.

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