Tooic 3: Creation Of ‘New State’

Question 1

How did Franco establish control in Nationalists zone?

Answer 1

• 21st Sept 1936
• system of govt that was replacing Second Republic announced then
• granted Franco full power
• declared Franco as ‘Head of Govt’

Question 2

Structure of Franco’s govt- cabinet

Answer 2

• Franco’s most senior ministers
• reflected different groups- Falange, Catholics, monarchists

Question 3

Structure if Franco’s govt- Cortes

Answer 3

• appointed by Franco and senior advisors
• not elected from people
• could offer advice to Franco, couldn’t make laws
• had no power independent from Franco

Question 4

What did Franco want to replace the multi-party democracy with?

Answer 4

Organic democracy
- said multi-party led to war

Question 5

What were the Spanish corporations?

Answer 5

• Franco worked with Falange to establish corporations that were designed to represent people in ways to unite them and serve needs to country

Question 6

How did the corporation system work?

Answer 6

• members supported by Council of State
• employers and workers organised into syndicates representing different economic areas
• workers and employers negotiated through syndicate to set wages and workers rights

Question 7

What was the Clerical laws?

Answer 7

• gave control of primary education to church
• Catholics could run youth groups
• banned other religions that are not Christianity
• restricted rights of Protestant church

Question 8

What was the civil code?

Answer 8

• made women into slaves of their husbands and fathers
• men controlled- custody of children, bank accounts, contracts, nationality

Question 9

What was the Press Law?

Answer 9

• 1938
• strict state censorship of press publications
• govt had right to shut fowl newspapers or fire journalists

Question 10

Why were the monarchists a threat?

Answer 10

• wanted restoration of monarchy
• would undermine Franco’s position as head of state
• different groups supported different potential kings
• Falange viewed restoration as backwards step

Question 11

What was Franco’s dictatorship like?

Answer 11

• citizens had no meaningful political rights
• press censored
• no right to strike

Question 12

What was said in Franco’s propaganda?

Answer 12

• it stressed Franco as saviour of the nation
• he was bringer of peace
• focused on the evil of communism
• Franco saved Spain from revolution