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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why couldn’t Spain be part of the EU before 1978?
A
Because Spain was a democracy.
B
Because Spain was a ruled by Franco a dictator.
C
Because Spain had a constitution.
D
Because Spain wasn’t a parliamentary monarchy.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Franco’s Spanish nationalism promoted a Castilian-centric unitary national identity by repressing Spain’s cultural diversity. Bullfighting and flamenco were promoted as national traditions, while those traditions not considered Spanish were suppressed.

Detailed explanation-2: -A constitutional referendum was held in Spain on Wednesday, 6 December 1978, to gauge support for either the ratification or repealing of the Spanish Constitution which had been approved by the Cortes Generales on 31 October 1978.

Detailed explanation-3: -The general and dictator Francisco Franco (1892-1975) ruled over Spain from 1939 until his death. He rose to power during the bloody Spanish Civil War when, with the help of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, his Nationalist forces overthrew the democratically elected Second Republic.

Detailed explanation-4: -On 20 November 1975, Spanish General Francisco Franco died in bed, signaling the unceremonious end of one of Europe’s longest dictatorships (1939-1975).

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