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

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the United Nations. From 1916, the Spanish economy began to improve because of the end

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of the isolation and because of Europe's recovery. Spain began to recover economically. Industrial

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production increased. Agriculture was modernized with new machinery and infrastructure was

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developed. Tourism became one of the main economic activities. Little by little, Spain

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was opening up to the world, knowing what was outside. This caused a modernization of Spain.

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Standards of living in Spain improved. However, there was still no democracy. The dictatorship

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

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Between 1917 and 1975, opposition to the Franco regime escalated. Tourism and Spanish emigration

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helped people to realize that Francoism didn't help Spain to improve. Francoism lost power and

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influence. Our resistance against Franco was growing. University students, workers, labor

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juniors were still banned, but they started to organize in secret. And the students at

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university participated in demonstrations that demanded a democratic form of government.

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Franco named Juan Carlos his successor. In 1969, he brought him to Spain to educate him by following

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his values. On 20 November 1975, General Franco died and the dictatorship ended. It was the beginning of a new era in which democracy was established.