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=== World War Two === | === World War Two === | ||
After the Civil War, Spain's economy was decimated and starvation began as a result of Republican forces destrting Spanish Farms. Adolf Hitler saw an increasing need to have the Spanish as an ally in order to Capture Gibraltar from the British. | After the [[Civil War|civil war]], Spain's economy was decimated and starvation began as a result of Republican forces destrting Spanish Farms. Adolf Hitler saw an increasing need to have the Spanish as an ally in order to Capture Gibraltar from the British. | ||
In the 1940's, Hitler and Franco held several talks and negotiations. Franco promised to join the [[Axis Powers]] but only if the Axis powers could provide economic support and territorial gains. However, Hitler saw the requests Franco made as Damaging to his own regime (Ceding Territories of [[Philippe Pétain|Petain's]] Vichy | In the 1940's, Hitler and Franco held several talks and negotiations. Franco promised to join the [[Axis Powers]] but only if the Axis powers could provide economic support and territorial gains. However, Hitler saw the requests Franco made as Damaging to his own regime (Ceding Territories of [[Philippe Pétain|Petain's]] [[Vichy France]] government.) | ||
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In the end, Hitler realized that having Spain as an ally would be a nuisance and counter productive to the war effort. Hitler later stated, "I'd rather pull my teeth than hear another word from that man!" | In the end, Hitler realized that having Spain as an ally would be a nuisance and counter productive to the war effort. Hitler later stated, "I'd rather pull my teeth than hear another word from that man!" | ||
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==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
In Spain and abroad, the legacy of Franco remains controversial. The length of his rule, the suppression of opposition, and the effective propaganda sustained through the years has made a detached evaluation impossible. For 40 years, Spaniards, and particularly children at school were told that Divine Providence had sent him to save Spain from chaos and poverty. With time, the regime evolved and the ferocious oppression of the early 1940s was reduced over the years. The economic success of the latter part of his regime won support from many citizens, who found the dramatic rise in the everyday standard of living more significant than his regime's human rights abuses, although strong anti-Francoist views are held by large numbers of Spaniards to this day. | In Spain and abroad, the legacy of Franco remains controversial. The length of his rule, the suppression of opposition, and the effective propaganda sustained through the years has made a detached evaluation impossible. For 40 years, Spaniards, and particularly children at school were told that Divine Providence had sent him to save Spain from chaos and poverty. With time, the regime evolved and the ferocious oppression of the early 1940s was reduced over the years. The economic success of the latter part of his regime won support from many citizens, who found the dramatic rise in the everyday standard of living more significant than his regime's human rights abuses, although strong anti-Francoist views are held by large numbers of Spaniards to this day. | ||
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==Videos== | |||
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Franco - Caudillo of Spain | |||
Francisco Franco The Rise of the Generalisimo | |||
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[[Category:List]] | [[Category:List]] | ||
[[Category:War Criminal]] | [[Category:War Criminal]] | ||
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[[Category:Prime Ministers]] | [[Category:Prime Ministers]] | ||
[[Category:Ableist]] | [[Category:Ableist]] | ||
[[Category:Posthumous]] | |||