New Ideas and Leaders
... Needed to conquer – gain more land Japan poor in natural resources Claimed Japan’s destiny was to drive out the western colonial powers and rule all of Asia Censored media and demanded total obedience ...
... Needed to conquer – gain more land Japan poor in natural resources Claimed Japan’s destiny was to drive out the western colonial powers and rule all of Asia Censored media and demanded total obedience ...
The Spanish Civil War, 70 Years On
... The Spanish Civil War , launched by the military Fascist coup, on July 18, 1936 was the first act of World War II. The cast of characters that shaped and appeared in World War II first came together in Spain. The Civil War, like World War II, was a war between progressive forces and the axis of evil ...
... The Spanish Civil War , launched by the military Fascist coup, on July 18, 1936 was the first act of World War II. The cast of characters that shaped and appeared in World War II first came together in Spain. The Civil War, like World War II, was a war between progressive forces and the axis of evil ...
Symbols of Francoism
The symbols of Francoism were iconic references to identify Francisco Franco’s regime in Spain between 1936 and 1975. They serve as visual illustrations for the ideology of Francoist Spain. Uniforms were designed for men and women that combined elements of the earlier Falangist and Carlist uniforms. The regime developed new flags and escutcheons based on the traditional heraldry of the monarchy, but now associated with the state.The emblem of five arrows joined by a yoke was also adopted from earlier times, but after 1945 the arrows always pointed upward. This emblem appeared on buildings, plaques and uniforms.Many statues of Franco were installed in public places, in part to lend legitimacy to his regime.Some towns, streets and plazas were given new names derived from Franco and his entourage.Franco caused many monuments to be erected, some of them substantial buildings.The most imposing is the Valle de los Caídos, the Valley of the Fallen, incorporating a huge basilica built into the side of a mountain. War memorials and plaques commemorating those who had died in the Spanish Civil War were installed in many towns and villages.After Franco's death in 1975, followed by the return to democracy, many symbols of Francoism were destroyed or removed and places renamed.A law of October 2007 mandated removal of all remaining symbols from public buildings, with some exceptions for works of particular religious or artistic significance.