Why Didn't the Allies Get Rid of Franco After the Second World War? (Short Animated Documentary)

Summary by Krater

This video explores why Francisco Franco survived the fall of the Axis powers after World War II despite his neutrality and sympathies, and why the Allies ultimately chose not to remove him from power.

From the video

Answers: Why did the Allies not remove Franco from power after World War II?

• Francisco Franco's neutrality in World War II
• Allied diplomacy towards Spain post-WWII
• Soviet vs Western positions on Franco's regime
• Geopolitical unity against communism in the Cold War

What it concludes

• The USSR demanded Franco be ousted through economic embargo or military action because they saw it as a win-win situation to install a communist government or expose Western hypocrisy.
• Western powers refused to invade Spain because they could not justify another war to their people against a country that had not opposed them.
• France disliked Franco due to his French North African colonies, the recent fascist occupation of France, and the execution of a French resistance member in late 1946.
• Britain and the US ultimately decided not to remove Franco because Western unity against communism was considered much more important than ousting him.