Lesson 2G.2.3
2G.2.3 Establishing Franco's dictatorship, 1938–56 Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 7
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The 20 questions
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Which 1939 law was Franco's main legal instrument for punishing Republican supporters?
- Fuero de los Espanoles
- Law of Political Reform
- Law of Political Responsibilities
- Public Order Act
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Which political organisation was merged with Carlists in 1937 to form Franco's single party?
- POUM
- Falange
- CEDA
- Republican Left
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What political status did the 1947 Law of Leadership Succession restore to Spain?
- Kingdom
- Military dictatorship
- Federal state
- Republic
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Which economic policy of national self-sufficiency did Franco's regime adopt during the 1940s?
- Laissez-faire
- Free trade
- Mercantilism
- Autarky
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With which organisation did Franco's government sign a landmark Concordat in 1953?
- The Vatican
- League of Nations
- European Community
- United Nations
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Which international conflict prompted the United States to seek closer relations with Francoist Spain in 1953?
- The Cold War
- The Korean War
- The First World War
- The Vietnam War
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Where was the Spanish volunteer Blue Division deployed to fight during the Second World War?
- North Africa
- Pacific Theatre
- Eastern Front
- Western Front
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What official diplomatic status did Spain adopt for most of the Second World War?
- Allied power
- Co-belligerent
- Non-belligerent
- Active belligerent
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Which key sector of Spanish society was placed largely under Catholic Church control under Franco?
- Military command
- Education
- Heavy industry
- Foreign diplomacy
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Which policy characterised the Franco regime's treatment of defeated Republicans immediately after the Civil War?
- Political reconciliation
- Political repression
- Power sharing
- Amnesty
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What title, meaning 'the Leader', was used to promote Franco's cult of personality?
- El Conquistador
- El Rey
- El Cid
- El Caudillo
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Which economic system organised Spanish workers and employers into state-controlled syndicates under Franco?
- Collectivism
- Laissez-faire
- Corporatism
- Socialism
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In which year was Franco's Spain finally admitted to the United Nations?
- 1945
- 1948
- 1955
- 1960
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Which organisation managed the Franco regime's ideological control and training of women?
- Acción Católica
- Guardia Civil
- FET y JONS
- Sección Femenina
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Which ideological concept, blending extreme nationalism and strict Catholicism, dominated Spanish education under Franco?
- Liberalism
- Carlism
- Secularism
- National-Catholicism
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What action did Franco's regime take regarding Republican exiles' property in Spain?
- Confiscation
- Redistribution
- Protection
- Compensation
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Which Nationalist general was killed in a plane crash in June 1937?
- Francisco Franco
- Emilio Mola
- José Sanjurjo
- Gonzalo Queipo
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Which city fell to Nationalist forces in March 1939, ending the Spanish Civil War?
- Valencia
- Seville
- Barcelona
- Madrid
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What official title meaning 'leader' did Franco adopt from 1936?
- El Duce
- El Caudillo
- El Presidente
- El Conquistador
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Which economic policy, causing severe shortages in 1940s Spain, was pursued by Franco?
- Autarky
- Monetarism
- Free trade
- Mercantilism
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