Fascism

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This paper begins with a general discussion on fascist states in Europe. It continues to focus on the reasons why the fascist government in Spain outlasted those in the rest of Europe. The author concludes with a short summary, discussing the social, financial and economic realities in Spain.

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"Additionally, since the competing ideological and political forces in Spain were so evenly matched the nation was gripped by Civil War during the time in which other fascist nations were building for World War. The urban centers tended to be extreme leftists while the rural areas tended to be radical conservatives. Although France and Great Britain were alarmed by Franco's military rise to power, they were hard-pressed to intervene to stymie his movement from ultimately destroying the Republican movement. Essentially, Franco was helped by French and British concern over German rearmament, and this left them unable to act against him. Also, Franco was helped by the fact that his German allies did not want to act on his behalf: "From the German point of view we are not one hundred per cent interested in a Franco victory. What does interest us is a prolongation of the war in Spain, so that tension in the Mediterranean is increased." "

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