Dictatorship to Republic
Who supported Miguel Primo de Rivera with a military coup?
The King, the Catholic Church, and many business leaders
Why did many Spanish military members retire?
There were too many officers and they were encouraged to retire on full pay.
Which party refused to vote in the general election of November 1933?
The anarchists
Which regions of spain were given greater autonomy under the Popular Front?
Basque Country and Galicia
Who supported the 1936 Coup?
Senior army members and right-wing political parties
What regime inspired Primo de Rivera's authoritarian/nationalist government?
Mussolini's fascist regime in Italy
Between what years did the Reformist Biennium take place?
Who led the social revolution in Asturias in 1934?
Miners and Trade Unions
What were right-wing groups and military leaders planning after the Popular Front took power?
A coup
Name three places that were taken control of following the coup
- Spanish Morocco
- Castile & León
- Galicia
- Navarre
- Large cities in ANdalusia
What was one of the primary reasons Primo de Rivera was forced to resign?
The Wall Street Crash and the economic crisis that followed.
What happened as a result of the Casas Viejas Massacre?
The government was forced to hold a new election
What happened after Lluís Compans declared Catalonia an independent state within Spain?
The army moved into Catalonia and COmpanys and others were arrested
The reforms initiatied under the Popular Front were similar to which otther time period?
The Reformist Biennium
Name three places where the coup failed
- Madrid
- Catalonia
- Valencia
- The Basque Country
- Cantabria
- Asturias
How did the Catholic Church react to the Constitution of 1931?
They saw the constitution as an attack on the church, because it eliminated the privileges of the church.
What resulted from the government's desire to reform agricultural land-owning?
Despite their hopes to give peasants land owned by big landwoners, the government did not have enough money to do so. This plan completely back-fired.
What happened (who won) the January 1936 election?
The centrist and left-wing parties won by a very small margin.
What did anarchists and socialsts want following the Popular Front taking power?
A social revolution
Who were given weapons to defend the republic?
Ordinary people
What was the Pact of San Sebastian?
An agreeement signed by socialist & republican groups that promised to replace the monarchy with a democratic goernment
Describe the major changes that happened in education during the Reformist Biennium
Religious schools were replaced with state schools, teachers were given better training, and boys and girls started going to the same schools.
If I am an authoritarian monarchist, what do I believe in?
- Absolute control and authority of the monarch
- Strong state control
- Suppression of opposition and dissent
- Emphasis on hierarchy and national unity
What happened on July 12, 1936?
A group of Falangists assassinated the republican Jose del Castillo.
Which major Europiean powers supported the Republican government during the civil war?
Almost no one - they received a little help from the Soviet Union