Late Franco Government Reaction 1970-75 Flashcards
What was the government response to Workers strikes
Repressive methods
When did Government take extreme action against workers strikes
June 1969, Grenada
What happened in July 1969
Grenada police killed 3 strikers
By 1974, how many workers were sacked
4379 for being ‘militants’
When was the public trial of ETA members
Decemeber 1970
How many members of the ETA were put on trial
16 (including 2 priests + 2 Women)
What were the consequences of the ETA trial
- Sentenced to death but revised to life in prison
- Support for ETA grew
By 1975, how many more people did the ETA assassinate
further 48 people
What group did Government ban regarding students
official student union (SEU)
When did Government declare Martial Law
1971
Why did the givernment declare Martial Law
Squash stident protests in Grenada
What was the consequence of using martial Law
Student protests still persisted
What did the Government established to counter Radical Clergy
Concordat Jail
When was the Concordat jail set up
1969
What did Propaganda campaigns highlight
Marxisation of the Catholic Church
What did the Church publish to support democracy
‘The Church and the Political Community’
When did the Church create ‘The Church and The political community’
13th January 1973
Why did britain and Spain have tensions
Topic of Gibraltars Sovereignty
What did the 1967 referendum find out about Gibraltar
People wante to stay under British Rule
What happened to relations with Spain and Arab countries in 1940s
Strengthened, Spain didn’t recognise israel as independent
When did Moroccons enter the Spanish Sahara
March 1975
How many Moroccans entered the Spanish Sahara
300,000 unarmed
What was the result of the moroccan entering Spanish Sahara
- Spain ceded Spanish Sahara
- tension with North Africa
