Early Franco

what did Franco Desire for his government

an organic democracy (the ruler holds the power

when was Franco Declared head of state

21 September 1936

when were the Cortes revived

1942

what system did Franco create to represent the people

Corporatism

when was the Labour charter created

1938

what are the three things that the Labour charter do

• outlined workers' rights and the principles of the Spanish Falange organisation
• Established minimum wage and limits to working day on length of the working day
• Government could change these

when was the Character of Spanish passed

1945

when was the Law of Leadership succession

1947

who was the Law of leadership succession create to make happy

the Monarchists

when was the law of Principles of the National Movement

1958

when was the organic law of state created

1967

what did Franco want instead of 'reconciliation'

'purification'

when did Martial law end

1948

how many people escaped Spain before the end of the war

300

when was the law of Political Responsibilities introduced

February 1939

what did the Law of Political Responsibilities do

Criminalised any person who had been involved in radical political activities since 1934

how many people were convicted of breaking the law of political Responsibilities

500

who were the main people targeted by the law of political Responsibilites

• Urban workers
• Poor peasants
• Liberated women
• Former Campaigners for regional rights

when was the Law of repression of Banditry and terrorism introduced

1947

what did the Law of repression of Banditry and terrorism do

gave the government wide powers to deal with insurgency with harsh penalties

when was the Somaten created

1947

how many members did the Somaten have

100

by what percentage did the civil guard increase by between 1936 and 1941

20%

when was the Special tribunal for repression of Freemasonry and Communism established

March 1940

when were concentration camps established

1937

by 1940 how many people had passed through the concentration camps

500

how many Labour Battalions existed

121

when were the Clerical laws passed

March - April 1938

what were the two main thing that the Clerical law do

• Control of Primary education back to the Catholic church
• Church had right to establish and run youth groups independently of the Falange youth movement

when did Franco pardon all so called civil war crimes

1945

when were National Identity Documents (NID) first introduced for former prisoners

March 1944

when did NID become required for everyone

1951

when was the press law passed

April 1938

what did the press law do

• Strict censorship
• all publications required government authorisation
• Government had right to appoint the editor of Spain's 45 Newspapers

what book was banned due to the Press law

Casino Royal (1953)

what was newspaper circulation in 1945

500

what was newspaper circulation in 1967

2

what were the Six main parts of Franco's cult of personality

• created heroic highly idealised version of himself
• strong religion overtones
• powerful leader
• also seen as hero of the cold war
• protected Spain from the horrors of ww2 Protected Spanish culture
• Father figure caring deeply for Spain

from 1939 to 45 what amount of government spending went towards the army

50%

what was unemployment before the civil war

750

what was unemployment in 1940

500

what was unemployment in 1944

150

why did unemployment fall

because lots of people died in the civil war[

in 1930 how much lower was industral output then compared with before the war

31%

what were the two economic philosophy was used by Franco

Autarkey and Corporatism

under Corporatism was replaced unions

Syndicates

in the 1940s by how much did wages fall by

30%

in the 1940s how much did prices go up by

600%

production of agricultural cereals in 1940s averaged about what percentage of production in 1935

25%

how many people died in the years of hunger (1939-44)

200

by 1956 what percentage of Spanish industrial plants were using 1920s machinery/technology

45%

what percentage of Spain's Iron and steel was produced in large factories

2.4%

what percentage of Spain's chemicals was produced in large factories

0.3%

what percentage of Spain's trading ships were produced before 1939

65%

what percentage of the worker class were employed by the Manufacturing industry

20%

by 1959 how much lower were wages when compared to 1936

35%

between 1936 and 1956 how much did the price of meat rise by

1000%

between 1936 and 1956 how much did the price of Bread rise by

1200%

between 1936 and 1956 how much did the price of Potatoes rise by

1800%

how much did overall live reduce by for the Spanish people

50%

what was inflation by 1956

20%

between 1950-1955 how many Spanish people left Spain to Latin America

300

what was the blue division

group of Falange fighting on the eastern front

when was the blue division formed

1942

how many men were in the blue division

18

when was the blue division removed from the eastern front

autumn 1943

when was the treaty of Madrid signed

September 1953

by 1959 how many US bases were in Spain

4