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Spain during the 20th and 21st centuries

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  • Vocabulary: violence used for some sort of gain by a group or person.
    Terrorism
  • When did the Civil War begin? (month and year)
    July 1936
  • Vocabulary: a state in which the political power is with the people and the representatives they elect to make decisions for them. The opposite of a monarchy.
    Republic
  • The Spanish occupation of the Rif led to a war with what country?
    Morocco
  • Vocabulary: a war between the citizens of the same country.
    Civil War
  • Vocabulary: a type of government that is led by a king or queen but they are limited by a constitution.
    Parlamentary monarchy
  • What happened in 1936 to mark the beginning of the Civil War?
    A coup d'etat organized by the most conservative branch of the military
  • Vocabulary: a public expression of disapproval against something the people are not able to control.
    Strike
  • What is one thing the new constitution of 1931 established?
    freedom of expression, assembly and association, universal male and female suffrage, separated church and state, and established regional autonomy.
  • What is celebrated on April 14th?
    The Spanish Republic
  • What type of government was established by Primo de Rivera?
    a military government
  • What years did Primo de Rivera control Spain under a dictatorship?
    1923-1930
  • Under Primo de Rivera Spain had a ____________.
    dictatorship
  • Vocabulary: form of government where one person has all the power without limitations.
    Dictatorship
  • Who was elected the president of the republic after the constitution was approved?
    Niceto Alcalá-Zamora
  • Who was Manuel Azaña?
    Head of Government during the second republic
  • Vocabulary: a type of government where the people have the power to vote.
    Democracy
  • Vocabulary: the sudden and violent overthrow of a government by a new group.
    Coup d'etat
  • What cultural reforms happened during the Second Republic?
    Education was mandatory and free.
  • What economic reforms happened during the Second Republic?
    Labourers could own land.
  • What years did Alfonso XIII reign?
    1902-1931
  • What social reforms happened during the Second Republic?
    Civil marriage, divorce and women's right to vote were allowed