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Spain, 1930–78: Republicanism, Francoism and the Re-Establishment of Democracy

Controlling society under Franco

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Recall questions on the pact of silence, censorship, the Church's role in education and marriage, the suppression of regional languages, and the position of women.

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Answer each one before you reveal it.

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Key term

What was the pacto de silencio in Francoist society?

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How was censorship organised?

Key term

How were regional identities suppressed?

Questions from this subtopic

Each one with the model answer underneath.

  1. 1

    How were women's roles defined under early Francoism?

    Model answer

    They were confined to traditional domestic roles and lost many rights gained under the Republic.

  2. 2

    What role did the Church play under Franco?

    Model answer

    It underpinned the regime through 'National Catholicism', controlling education and public morality.

  3. 3

    How did Franco control society after the war?

    Model answer

    Through repression, mass executions and imprisonment, censorship and the backing of the Catholic Church.

  4. 4

    What was the pacto de silencio in Francoist society?

    Model answer

    The enforced silence about the war and its victims, sustained by censorship and fear, which left mass graves unopened until long after Franco's death.

  5. 5

    How was censorship organised?

    Model answer

    Prior censorship of all publications, film and theatre, lifted for the press and books only in 1966, with the Church exercising influence over what was permitted.

  6. 6

    What role did the Church play in Franco's Spain?

    Model answer

    It provided legitimacy and controlled education, marriage and much of social life, in return for state funding and the restoration of its privileges.

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