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History: Contemporary age.

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What marked the beginning of the contemporary age?

a)

The Independence war

b)

The French Revolution

c)

The Battle of Bailén

d)

The Treaty of Fontainebleau

2.

The French Revolution was in__________

a)

1789

b)

1798

c)

1808

d)

1814

3.

As a result of the revolution France became a _________

a)

monarchy

b)

country

c)

republic

4.

As a result of the French revolution power was separated into three branches:

a)

executive

b)

legislative

c)

monarchy

d)

judicial

5.

The central ideas of the French revolution were:

a)

liberty

b)

integrity

c)

fraternity

d)

equality

6.

He was a military commander during the French Revolution and wanted to establish an European Empire.

a)

Louis XVI

b)

Carlos IV

c)

Napoleon Bonaparte

d)

Joseph Bonaparte

7.

Napoleón signed the Treaty of Fointainebleau with Godoy that allowed the French army to cross Spain to conquer (a)  

8.

When was the revolt against the French Army in Madrid?

a)

19th July 1808

b)

2nd May 1808

c)

3rd May 1808

9.

The goverment in Spain was ruled by

a)

Fernando VII

b)

Joseph Bonaparte.

c)

Napoleon

d)

Cortes de Cadiz

10.

The first liberal constitution was signed in _______

a)

1812

b)

1808

c)

1814

d)

1821

11.

The Liberal constitution "La Pepa" allowed women to vote .

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Who was Fernando VII ´s daughter?

a)

Isabel de Castilla

b)

Maria Cristina

c)

Isabel II

13.

The Carlists were__________

a)

republicans

b)

liberals

c)

conservatives

14.

The liberals supported __________ and ____________.

a)

Isabel I

b)

Maria Cristina

c)

Isabel II

d)

Carlos V

15.

At the end of the 19th century Spain had lost only Cuba and Phillippines.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Select two the reasons the spanish colonies in America became independent.

a)

Spain was busy fighting against the french

b)

They wanted to have their own king

c)

They were influenced by the French Revolution.

d)

Spain didn't want to rule those countries.

17.

The event that mark the end of the Spanish empire is :

a)

The war against the french

b)

The disaster of '98

c)

The abdication of Fernando VII

18.

The industrial revolution was a series of economic and tecnological changes that began in the 18th century.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The steam engine meant that products could be made in ______________

a)

fields

b)

by hand

c)

factories

d)

mines

20.

In Spain the Industrial revolution was faster than in Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Choose the three main industries in Spain in the 19th century.

a)

MIning industry in Cataluña

b)

Textile industry in Rio Tinto

c)

Textile industry in Cataluña

d)

Steel industry in pais vasco.

e)

MIning industry in Huelva and Rio Tinto

22.

When was the first republic proclaimed?

a)

1871

b)

1873

c)

1808

d)

1812

23.

Who was the polititian who prepared the restoration?

a)

General Martinez Campos

b)

Alfonso XII

c)

Cánovas del Castillo

d)

Sagasta

24.

Artists explored everyday life.

a)

Realism

b)

Romanticism

c)

Modernism

25.

The two politicals parties during the restoration were:

a)

Carlists

b)

Liberals

c)

Conservatives

d)

Tradicionalists