World War II era (in Spain)
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The World War II era in Spain was a period marked by Francisco Franco’s neutral yet ideologically aligned dictatorship with the Axis powers, internal repression following the Spanish Civil War, and strategic non-belligerence that kept Spain out of direct involvement in the global conflict.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| World War II era in Spain | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical period ⓘ |
| affectedPopulation |
Spanish Republicans in exile
ⓘ
political prisoners in Spain ⓘ |
| alignedWith | Axis powers (ideologically) ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| culturalPolicy |
Catholic moral codes
ⓘ
promotion of Castilian Spanish ⓘ |
| diplomaticGoal | avoid direct military involvement in World War II ⓘ |
| diplomaticRelation | pragmatic relations with Allied powers ⓘ |
| domesticPolicy |
censorship
ⓘ
centralization of power ⓘ political repression ⓘ suppression of opposition ⓘ |
| economicCondition |
autarky
ⓘ
postwar scarcity ⓘ rationing ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| foreignPolicy |
neutrality
ⓘ
non-belligerence ⓘ |
| governmentType | Francoist dictatorship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfState | Francisco Franco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| internationalStatus | diplomatic isolation (late war and immediate postwar) ⓘ |
| languagePolicy | repression of regional languages ⓘ |
| legalFramework | suspension of many civil liberties ⓘ |
| militaryUnitContributed | Blue Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notParticipantIn | World War II (as a belligerent) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Francoist Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
anti-communism
ⓘ
authoritarianism ⓘ conservatism ⓘ nationalism ⓘ |
| precededBy | Spanish Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propagandaTheme |
Catholic traditionalism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
anti-communism ⓘ national unity ⓘ |
| religionInPolitics | strong influence of Catholic Church ⓘ |
| resultedIn | long-term Francoist rule ⓘ |
| securityForce |
Guardia Civil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
secret police and intelligence services ⓘ |
| securityPolicy |
persecution of Republicans
ⓘ
persecution of leftists ⓘ use of military tribunals ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Blue Division sent to Eastern Front
ⓘ
consolidation of Francoist regime ⓘ post–Spanish Civil War repression ⓘ |
| startTime | 1939 ⓘ |
| supportedSideAbroad |
Fascist Italy (political sympathy)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazi Germany (limited military support) ⓘ |
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