The Iberian Dictatorships and the American ally in Terms of Modernization, 1945-1975

Authors

  • Rosa María Pardo UNED

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18042/hp.34.06

Keywords:

Spain, Portugal, Franco, Salazar, dictatorship, modernization, diplomacy, Cold War, Mediterranean

Abstract

Taking into account the most recent publications in historiography on Cold War, the article aim at comparing how this conflict affected the dictatorships of Franco and Salazar with the analysis of the relationship established since 1945 with the USA. The other objectives are to measure if the bilateral relationships US-Spain and US-Portugal had any repercussion on the global development of the Cold War and to estimate the influence of that connection with the USA on the socio-economic modernization which happened in both countries till 1975. This last process can’t be considered as just Americanization, but Westernization, considering the simultaneous influence of different European processes and countries.  

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Author Biography

Rosa María Pardo , UNED

Profesora titular en el Dto. de Historia Contemporánea de la UNED. Sus investigaciones se han centrado en la historia de la política exterior española en el siglo XX, en particular durante el Franquismo y la Transición. Sus últimas publicaciones se han centrado en diversos aspectos de la biografía política del Ministro F.M.Castiella,  la política exterior de la etapa socialista y política exterior comparada.

Published

2016-02-18

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MONOGRAPHS

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