The contemporary age for Manuel

The industrial revolution also changed how society was organised. A class-based society developed. The upper class included rich __ owners, bankers and nobility. The __ class was composed by civil servants, lawyers, doctors and merchants.

Spain finally defeated the french in 1814 and ______ returned to the power and restored the absolute monarchy.

At the start of the __ __, Spain controlled most of Central & South America, as well as the Philippines in Asia but, at the end of the century, Spain lost its last colonies (This was known as a Disaster of 98 and was the end of the Empire).

________ was a commander during the French Revolution and became emperor of France. He tried to conquer Spain.

SPANISH WAR OF INDEPENDENCE (1808-1814): In 1807 Napoleon signed the Treaty of Fontainebleau with _____ and this allowed the French army to cross Spain to conquer _______. Napoleon decided to conquer our country as well.

France became a republic. The power was divided into _____ branches: executive, legislative and judicial.

A first republic was proclaimed in 1873 but in 1874 _____, son of Isabel II, returned to Spain and became king with the support of Conservatives and Liberals.

Fernando VII only had a daughter, so the King would be his brother Carlos. Fernando changed the law, so that ___ could be the queen. There were 2 groups: ___ and Carlists. Liberals supported the king ́s idea and Carlists supported Carlos.

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION (1789-1799): King ______ concentrated all the power and there were differences between nobility and ordinary people. Because of this, French people rebelled in 1789.

They alternated the power. This system was known as “__ __”. This period was known as The Restoration.

Citizens were recognized as equals and ordinary people could vote (women were _________ to vote).

There was a French government in Madrid controlled by Napoleon ́s Brother (______) and also a Spanish government in ____, ruled by Fernando VII.

The ____ class included factory workers and peasants.

Spanish people fought, but the French soon controlled most of Spain.On May 2nd 1808 there was a revolt in _____ that was the beginning of Spanish war of Independence.

The final years of the reign of __ were a period of instability in Spain that drove __ to leave Spain and a king was searched for Spain. He was ___ of Savoy but, without success he left Spain too in 1873.

THE CARLIST WARS: The Carlist Wars were a series of conflicts about who should occupy the ______ throne.

The _____ _____ was a series of economic and technological changes that began in 18th century. Inventions like steam machine could possible that industry expanded and became more important than agriculture.

The central ideas of the Revolution were: ______, equality and fraternity.