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WorksheetsSpain Contemporary History 20th and 21st Centuries Part 1
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 36mins
Who was the last king of the Restoration?
Alfonso XII
Alfonso XIII
Isabela II
Felipe VI
Which conflict did NOT occur during Alfonso XIII’s reign
Strikes
Nationalism
War of Independence
War in Morocco
What is it called when a person or group takes control of the government by force?
Coup
Dictatorship
Monarchy
Republic
Who led a coup in 1923?
General Francisco Franco
Alcalá Zamora
Alfonso XIII
Primo de Rivera
What type of government did Primo de Rivera establish?
Military dictatorship
Absolute Monarchy
Republic
Constitutional Monarchy
What DIDN’T Primo de River do in Spain?
Abolish the constitution
Allow women to vote
Ban all political parties and labour union
Limit freedoms for citizens
At the beginning did Alfonso XIII support Primo de Rivera’s dictatorship?
yes
no
Why did Primo de Rivera resign in1930?
The Republicans staged another coup
The Civil War began and he went into exile
He lost the support of Alfonso XIII
Felipe VI became king and he went into exile
What 2 things happened in 1931?
The Spanish Civil War began
The Republicans won the general elections
Alfonso XIII went into exile
General Francisco Franco became dictator
What did the Republicans NOT reform
Land
Education
Labour
Religion
During which period were the first Statutes of Autonomy approved?
The Restoration
Primo de Rivera’s dictatorship
The First Republic
The Second Republic
What event started the Spanish Civil War?
General Franco’s coup in 1936
Alfonso XIII’s exile
Primo de Rivera resigned
General Franco’s death
Who led a coup against the government of the Republic in 1936?
Primo de Rivera
Alfonso XIII
Francisco Franco
Felipe VI
In what year did the Spanish Civil War end?
1931
1936
1939
1942
What were the two areas the Spanish population was divided into during the Civil War?
Republicans and Dictators
Republicans and Nationalists
Monarchists and Republicans
Monarchists and Republicans
What were 3 consequences of the Spanish Civil War?
Hundreds of thousands of people died or went into exile
Huge economic losses
Women were able to vote
Society was divided into winners and losers
What do we call a form of government with NO king?
Monarchy
Republic
Parliament
Dictatorship
What is the most important law in the country?
Guernica
Sovereignty
The Statutes of Autonomy
The Constitution
