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WorksheetsUnit 9: Spain in the 20th and 21st Centuries
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which monarch came back to power in the beginning of the 20th century?
Felipe VII
Juan Carlos I
Alfonso XII
What was stopping the labour movement and republicanism from growing?
The economy
The caciques
The King
How did Primo de Rivera come into power?
public elections
military coup
the monarchy
Why did students and intellectuals oppose de Rivera´s dictatorship?
On the 14th of April, 1931, Spain was officially declared a (a)
What was NOT included in the Consitution of 1931
civil rights
union of the state and church
voting rights for men and women
rights to the autonomous communties
Name two advances made during the Second Republic:
Who was Manuel Azaña?
The President of the Government
The President of the Spanish Republic
The King of Spain
Which of these sentences is true:
The Spanish Civil War was fought between the conservatives and the republicans
The Spanish Civil War was fought between the Germans and the Spaniards
The Spanish Civil War was fought between Spanish military rebels and Spanish Republicans
Near the end of the war, Madrid fell to the rebels during a (a) in the Republican party
True or False: The Republicans had the military superiority through the help of the German Nazi´s
True
False
For how many decades was Franco in power?
3
3.5
4
What were the two phases of Franco´s dictatorship? Name one aspect of each phase:
True or False: During Franco´s dictatorship, the democratic opposition worked in secrecy
True
False
What was La Transicion in Spain?
Who did Franco name as his succesor?
Adolfo Suarez
Juan Carlos I
Alcala Zamora
In 1978 the High Courts wrote a Consitution that was approved of by the Spanish citizens through a (a)
The Consitution of 1978 establishes the the power of the State as residing with the people and with the State as a ___________ ____________
(a)
True or False: The Constitution of 1978 states that only Spanish must be spoken in all of the autonomous communities
True
False
Name three rights and liberties of the Constitution of 1978
Why did the King appoint Adolfo Suarez as President?
Because he was ready to reform the country
Because he wanted things to stay the same
Because he was friends with the King
What did artists of the 20th century NOT want to do with their art?
Intepret themselves
Criticise unjust situations
Show reality as it was
Reflect their political views
Who was the most important Spanish director of the 20th century?
Salvador Dali
Manuel de Falla
Rafael Moneo
Luis Buñuel
Which artforms of the 20th and 21st centuries do you think are the most important, why?
