Aznar & the PP
This Spanish leader was elected in 1996 and re-elected in 2000.
Who is José María Aznar?
ETA stands for this phrase meaning “Basque Homeland and Liberty.”
What is Euskadi Ta Askatasuna?
This 29-year-old councillor was kidnapped and killed in 1997.
Who is Miguel Ángel Blanco?
This 2003 summit included Aznar, Bush, and Blair before the Iraq War.
What is the Azores Summit?
This currency replaced the peseta in Spain in 2002.
What is the euro?
This political party led by Aznar is Spain’s main center-right party.
What is the Partido Popular (PP)?
ETA was founded in this year under Franco’s dictatorship.
What is 1959?
This massive public reaction united millions against ETA.
What is the Spirit of Ermua?
This slogan became the rallying cry of anti-war protests in Spain.
What is “No a la guerra”?
ETA officially dissolved in this year.
What is 2018?
Name one major company privatized under Aznar’s economic reforms.
Telefónica, Repsol, Endesa
This 1973 assassination killed Franco’s chosen successor.
What is the assassination of Carrero Blanco?
This 1998 agreement led to a temporary ETA ceasefire.
What is the Lizarra-Garazi Pact?
Millions protested in Spain because of opposition to this war.
What is the Iraq War?
This doctrine defined Aznar’s response to terrorism.
What is “No negotiation with terrorists”?
Spain reduced its budget deficit to under this % of GDP to meet Maastricht criteria.
What is 3%?
Despite gaining autonomy, ETA increased violence during this decade.
What are the 1980s?
This 2003 action by Aznar banned ETA’s political wing.
What is the banning of Batasuna?
This event in 2004 killed 193 people in Madrid.
What is the 11-M train bombings?
This factor (along with protests) helped cause Aznar’s party to lose the 2004 election.
What is the government’s handling of the 11-M attacks / misinformation?
This economic policy slogan defined Aznar’s reforms.
What is “Liberalize, Privatize, Modernize”?
This scandal involved state-sponsored death squads targeting ETA.
What is the GAL scandal?
This victim was held captive for 532 days by ETA.
Who is Ortega Lara?
This terrorist group was initially blamed incorrectly for 11-M.
Who is ETA?
This was a key long-term result of ETA’s decline in Spain.
What is stronger democracy / national unity / civil society?