Article 6 of the LOE 1967: Franco’s Powers
This is a legal text, specifically Article 6 of the Organic Law of the State (LOE). Title II of the document was published in the official gazette on November 1st, 1967, fulfilling the obligation to publicize the law before it came into force.
The LOE and Franco’s Regime
The LOE was one of the Fundamental Laws, a set of basic rules sought for the institutionalization of Franco’s regime, which had emerged after the triumph of the Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War. (LOE1967)
Franco presented the
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French Revolution (1789-1799)
Causes:
- Neglect of the state by Louis XV & XVI.
- Irresponsible & inefficient administration.
- No true representative assembly.
- Chaotic legal system.
- Growing middle class excluded from politics but infused with the ideas of the philosophes.
- Financial bankruptcy of the treasury.
Mercantilism
Governmental regulation of all aspects of the economy, which accompanies absolutism.
Absolutism
The most prevalent form of government in the 17th century. It is best described as a stringent
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Charles V inherited a vast empire. From his maternal grandparents, the Catholic Monarchs, he received the Spanish kingdoms in 1516, becoming Charles I of Spain. From his paternal grandparents, Maximilian I and Mary of Burgundy, he inherited the title of Holy Roman Emperor, becoming Charles V. Charles was born in Flanders and initially appointed Flemish nobles to key government positions. This caused the Revolt of the Comuneros in Castile, leading to changes in the
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Causes of 19th Century Imperialism
In the second half of the 19th century, some European powers, and shortly after, the United States and Japan, dominated areas of the planet, giving rise to modern imperialism. Different causes contributed to this phenomenon:
Economic Reasons
The process of industrialization undertaken by the powers during the 19th century generated new needs for the functioning of the capitalist model, including:
- The search for markets to dispose of their products.
- The need for raw
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The Class System: A New Society
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Industrial society was based on the
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Key Terms
- Kulak: Free capitalist farmers who owned their land. During the Stalin era, they were expropriated, and their owners were sentenced to the Gulag.
- Bolshevik (Majority Party): Radical political group that emerged, led by Lenin, in 1905 within the Social Democratic Party (Bolsheviks, Mensheviks, etc.).
- Soviets: Assemblies consisting of delegates elected by the workers, first emerging in 1905.
- Spartacist League: Marxist revolutionary movement organized in Germany during the last years of the First