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Spain: the Crisis of the Ancien Regime

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    Brief review about some topics of Spain, the Ancien Regime
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  • During the reign of Carlos IV (1788 - 1808), there were two ideological groups: the 'afrancesados' and the 'patriotas'.
    True.
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  • The Spanish colonies in America finally achieved their independence in 1824.
    True.
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  • Fernando VII abolished the work of the Cortes of Cadiz and persecuted the liberals during the Sexenio Absolutista (1814 - 1833).
    True. 'Abolished' means 'abolido' and 'persecuted' means 'perseguido'.
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  • Abolish means to love and protect something.
    False. It means to formally put an END to an institution/practice/system.
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  • The Cortes of Cadiz (1810) put an end to the Ancien Regime. They had freedom of press and abolished the lordships, the guilds, and the Inquisitive.
    False. It's Inquisition, not Inquisitive (means curious).
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  • Fernando VII repealed the Saliva law.
    False. It's Salic law.
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  • Don Carlos, the brother of Fernando VII, supported Isabel taking the throne.
    False. He was not happy. :C
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  • The first Carlist war had the absolutists and the liberals allied with each other.
    False. These two ideological groups were against each other.
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  • A 'revolution' means 'a forcible overthrow of a government in favor of a new system.
    True
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  • One of the most prominent economic sectors was mining.
    True, also cotton textile and steel.
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  • During the 'Sexenio Revolucionario', the Constitution of 1869 recognised universal male suffrage.
    True.
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  • I like adding _____ - ______ into my coffee. (a/an/some/any + name of food)
    some sugar
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