Contemporary History Begins...
What marks the start of Contemporary History?
The French Revolution
What is Spain's first constitution called?
La Pepa
Who became the Queen of Spain because her father changed the law of succession?
Isabell II
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
The United Kingdom
Name an important painter or writer from the 19th century.
-Francisco de Goya
-Joaquín Sorolla
-Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer or Rosalía de Castro
-Emilia Pardo Bazán or Benito Pérez Galdós
-Miguel de Unamuno, Pío Baroja or Antonio Machado
What country did Napoleon Bonaparte occupy with hopes to then enter Spain?
Portugal
What year was Spain's first constitution written?
1812
What were the wars that took place in 1833 and 1846 called? And who was defeated in both of them?
The Carlist Wars; The Carlistas were defeated
TRUE or FALSE: People started moving to the countryside and working more in agriculture.
FALSE: Because of factories, people were leaving the countryside and agricultural jobs.
Name one change in architecture or buildings during the 19th century.
-Blocks of flats
-Railway stations with iron/glass
-Big markets with iron/glass
-Neoclassical architecture
-Modernist buildings
Contemporary History began in Spain in 1808 with what big event?
The War of Independence
In which city was the constitution written and then approved?
Cádiz
Who believed he should be King and had supporters called the Carlistas?
Carlos María Isidro de Borbón, the brother of Fernando VII
**DOUBLE JEOPARDY**
In what year did the first railway line open in Spain?
a. 1814
b. 1830
c. 1848
c. 1848
The aristocrats and bourgeois belonged to the upper class. Who are the bourgeois?
-Factory owners
-Prosperous merchants
-Bankers
Since the people of Spain did not accept the new king, they rebelled against the French. What is the famous day when this happened?
The 2nd of May, 1808
Name one change the constitution made to the society in Spain:
-Limited the King's power
-Equality under the law
-Right to vote for men 25 years or older
-Everyone could express/publish political ideas
The liberal parties of Spain wanted a _________ monarchy.
The 'Carlistas' wanted a ________ monarchy.
Constitutional
Absolute
Name an important invention or discovery from the Industrial Revolution:
-The steam engine
-Vaccines
-More industrial activities
-New crops (potatoes and corn)
These people belonged to the lower class_______.
Name one condition of how they lived.
Poor people such as peasants and factory workers.
-Lived in the countryside
-Lived in slums
-Dark and damp homes
-No running water
-Low wages and long hours
Napolean forced Fernando VII to ________ and proclaimed ________ the new King.
Abdicate; his brother, José Bonaparte
Who restored absolute monarchy and abolished the constitution after the War of Independece finished?
Fernando VII
In what year did the members of parliament proclaim the First Spanish Republic? And how long after did it fail?
1873; it failed about a year later
With the discovery of vaccines, infant mortality _________ so the population ________.
(Increased/Decreased)
Decreased, Increased
What became legal when labour unions were created at the end of the 19th century?
Strikes and demonstrations