THE SEXENIO (1868–1874)
This revolution in 1868 overthrew Queen Isabel II.
What is the Glorious Revolution?
The First Republic lasted from 1873 to this year.
What is 1874?
The king who began the Restoration in 1875.
Who was Alfonso XII?
In 1898 Spain lost these colonies to the United States.
What are Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines?
Spanish industrialisation was slow compared to other European countries. True or false?
True
The Italian king who ruled Spain between 1870 and 1873.
Who is Amadeo of Saboya?
This movement declared independent cantons in cities like Cartagena.
What is the Cantonal Movement?
The Constitution approved in this year created a constitutional monarchy.
1876
The war that led to the Crisis of 1898 was mainly fought in this island.
What is Cuba?
The main industrial region for textiles
What is Catalonia?
This political system replaced the monarchy in 1873.
What is the First Republic?
Federalists wanted Spain to become this type of state.
What is a federal state?
The peaceful alternation of power between Conservatives and Liberals.
What is the turno pacífico?
The treaty that ended the war between Spain and the USA.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1898)?
The iron and steel industry developed mainly in this region.
What is the Basque Country?
These groups supported reforms and democracy during the 1868 Revolution.
Who were the progressives and democrats?
They supported a united state
Who were the unionists?
This political practice controlled elections in rural areas.
What is caciquismo?
The defeat in 1898 caused a feeling of national…
Pessimism / crisis / decline
Name one factor that slowed industrialisation.
Poor transport / lack of investment / weak market / bad coal /
This general dissolved the Cortes in 1874 and ended the First Republic.
Who was General Pavía?
Name two problems the Republic faced at the same time.
War in Cuba, Carlist War, cantonal revolts, political divisions
The two main political leaders of the Restoration system.
Who were Cánovas and Sagasta?
The Crisis of 1898 marked the end of Spain as this type of power.
What is a colonial empire?
This 1855 law helped expand the railway network.
What is the General Railway Law?