The Reign of Carlos IV
True or False: Napolean Bonaparte named his brother, Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain
True (The Abdications of Bayonne)
What city did the French army invade on 2 May, 1808?
Madrid
The ______________, made up of Austria, Russia, and Prussia, helped Fernando VII restore an absolutist monarchy.
The Holy Alliance
Which side won the first Carlist War
The Liberals (supported Queen Isabel)
True or False: The third Carlist War ended the first republic and restored the Bourbon monarchy to power.
True
The Treaty of Fontainebleu allowed Napolean and his army to travel through Spain in order to invade which country?
Portugal
Which army fought with the Spanish against the French?
The British Army
What type of government did Fernando VII establish after The War of Independence?
Absolutist Monarchy
Who governed the first part of Isabel II's minority reign?
María Cristina, Isabel II's mother
Who became king in 1875?
Alfonso XII
Godoy signed The Treaty of Fonatainebleu in order to form an alliance with ____________.
Napolean Bonaparte
True or false: The Cortes of Cádiz was established after The War of Independence.
False: The Cortes of Cádiz was established during the war in order to organize Spanish operations.
Why did Fernando VII abolish Salic Law?
So that his daughter, Isabel, would be able to rule. Salic Law prevented women from ruling.
The ____________ took place in 1868 and forced Queen Isabel II into exile.
Glorious Revolution (La Gloriosa)
What is turnismo and how did it work?
Parties took turns in power by manipulating votes.
Who did Carlos IV appoint to lead the government after dismissing Godoy?
Fernando VII (Carlos IV's son)
Who was Napolean forced to reappoint as King of Spain in 1813?
Fernando VII
True or False: Rafael del Riego, an army officer and politician, helped Fernando VII to maintain his rule as an absolute monarch.
False: During the Liberal Triennium, Rafael del Riego forced Fernando VII to reinstate principles of the Consitution.
The liberal period of Isabel II's reign was based on a system with two parties. What are the names of each of these parties?
The Moderate Party and The Progressive Party
What caused The Crisis of 98?
Internal opposition to the restoration system and the loss of Cuba and the Philippines, the last Spanish colonies.
Who did Carlos IV initially appoint to lead the government?
Manuel Godoy
In what year was Spain's first constitution approved?
1812 (19 March, 1812)
Name three reasons why Spanish colonies started to seek independence.
Increasingly higher taxes
Creoles felt abandoned by the government
The spread of liberal ideas
Between 1856 and 1868, two political parties were in power. These included The ___________ and a new party, The _______________.
The Moderate Party
The Liberal Union
Name the two periods of The Revolutionary Sexennium
The Monarchy of Amadeo of Savoy (1868-1873)
The First Republic (1873-1874)