The Franco Regime The Franco Regime1936-1975 by Stanley Payne tells in great detail the reign that the Spanish endured over a forty-year period. ... Nonetheless this book shows how Franco was not able to rule the entire nation by himself, as dictatorships are often thought of, but with the help of a group of political advisors in charge of different sections of the government. ... Stanley Payne tells the story of Francisco Franco as the powerful authoritarian of Spain for a period of 40 years. This book shows how Franco helped Spain modernize its economic system, as well as continue to ke...

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As far as Britain and France were concerned, a strong Germany could help save Europe from the spread of Communism. ... As a result, America could no help America in any struggle with Germany. Hitler had strong weapons, as seen in the Spanish Civil War, and many countries would not be able to compete with his weapons. ... Appeasement encouraged Hitler in many ways, it helped him grow strong and build a powerful Germany. ... Although Britain needed time to rearm, Germany would still continue to rearm and would still be strong and powerful, so rearming would not help to win the war. ...

• Word Count: 1093
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• Grade Level: High School

Hitler's Anti-Semitic ideas of having the pure Aryans (Germans) ruling over the non-pure Aryans (British, Dutch, and Scandinavians), the Latin's (Italian, French, and Spanish), the Slavs who would be used as slave laborers, and lastly the Jews who were to be dealt with at the extermination death camps which used gas chambers and crematories and were spread all across Europe (Mostly in Poland and Germany.) ... It should have been a landslide victory for the British, but the Continental Army dug deep to boost their moral and with the help of the French we defeated the British and sinc...

• Word Count: 1215
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Catholic Church saw fascism as the lesser of two evils and supported Franco in Spain and Mussolini in Italy. ... Thus, the failure of democracy and the yearning for a strong 'messiah' like figure all helped to the rise of Fascist leaders. ...

• Word Count: 1081
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School