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President Harry S. Truman Harbored An Abiding Disdain For Spain And Its Government. During His Presidency (1945-1953), The State Department And The Department Of Defense Lobbied Truman To Form An Alliance With Spain To Leverage That Nation's Geostrategic Position, Despite Francisco Franco's Authoritarian Dictatorship. Truman's Negative Views On Spain Developed From His Baptist Upbringing And Youth During The Spanish-american War And His First Term In The Us Senate. As A Freemason And Protestant, Truman Struggled To Overcome His Bias Against A Regime That Persecuted Those With Similar Affiliations, And Whose Politics Were Set Against The Liberal Democracy, The Workers And Farmers The Man From Independence Championed Throughout His Career. The Eventual Alliance Between The Two Countries Came Only After Years Of Argument For Such A Shift By Nearly The Entire Us Diplomatic And Military Establishment. Truman Begrudgingly Accepted An Agreement With The Spanish Government Years Of Pressure, And With The Overarching Need For Allied During The Cold War. This Delay Increased The Financial Cost Of The 1953 Defense Agreements With Spain, Undermined Us Planning For The Defense Of Europe, And Ca

Author

Bowen, Wayne H., 1968- author

Publisher

Columbia: University of Missouri Press

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9780826273840

Subjects

History, Political Science, Humanities