António de Oliveira Salazar
Despite the authoritarian character of the regime, Portugal did not experience the same levels of international isolation as Spain did following World War II. Unlike Spain, Portugal under Salazar was accepted into the Marshall Plan (1947–1948) in return for the aid it gave to the Allies during the final stages of the war. Furthermore, also unlike Spain, it was one of the 12 founding members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in 1949, a reflection of Portugal's role as an ally against communism during the Cold War in spite of its status as the only non-democratic founder. In 1950, Portugal joined the European Payments Union and participated in the founding of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) in 1960 and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in 1961. It joined the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade in 1962, and finally, Portugal signed a free trade agreement with the European Economic Community in 1972, still under the auspices of the "Estado Novo".
World War II in HD Colour
Episode 1 notes that the 1937 Japanese attack on the USS "Panay" resulted in the death of 50, rather than 3, members of the crew. It is also implied that Hitler sent 12,000 German soldiers into the Spanish Civil War. There were no German ground forces fighting in Spain, only the Luftwaffe's Condor Legion took part. The narrator also states that Slovakia was a protectorate and Czech lands were incorporated into Third Reich. In fact there was a Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia while Slovakia was a fascist state led by Josef Tiso loyal to Germany.