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After the war, Franco took power and established the dictatorship that lasted more than 30 years.

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It is known as Francoism.

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As a result of establishing a dictatorship, the constitution was abolished.

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A restriction of individual liberties took place.

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All power was concentrated in Franco.

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He was head of the state and commander-in-chief of military.

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There was just one political party, and one labor union was controlled by the government.

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The status of autonomy was revoked.

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Spanish was the only official language censorship was put into place.

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The first years of the dictatorship were difficult.

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difficult. People who had supported the Republic faced harsh repression. Many were arrested

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or killed and others went into exile.

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During these years, Spain became internationally isolated. As a result of the Spanish dictatorship,

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many countries broke diplomatic and commercial relations with Spain. The isolation and destruction

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of infrastructure and industries during the war led to an economic crisis. As a result,

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the population was impoverished and often did not have access to food and other basic

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products.

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From the 1950s, Spain became accepted. During this period, many agreements were signed with

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different countries, including USA. In 1955, Spain was recognized as a member of the

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United Nations. From 1960, the Spanish economy began to improve because of the

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end of the isolation and because Europe was recovered. Spain began to recover

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economically. Industrial production increased. Agriculture was modernized

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with new machinery and a new infrastructure was developed.

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Touring became one of the main economic activities.

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Little by little, Spain was opening up to the world.

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Knowing what was outside, this caused a modernization of Spain.

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The standard of living in Spain improved.

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However, there was still no democracy.

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The dictatorship still controlled the population, and the people who opposed the regime were arrested.

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Between 1970 and 1975, opposition to the Franco regime escalated.

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Tourism and Spanish emigration helped people to realize that Francoism didn't help Spain to improve.

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The Francoism lost power and influence.

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Franco named Juan Carlos his successor.

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In 1969, he brought him to Spain to educate him by following his values.

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On the 20th of November, 1975, General Franco died and the dictatorship ended.

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It was the beginning of a new era in which democracy was established.