Define
Absolute monarch (200)
King has all the power and the population has no rights
Name a reform from the Cortes of Cadiz (400)
The separation of powers, national sovereignty, equality before the law, and abolishing manors
What was the largest industrial city in the country in the XIX century? (200)
A - Barcelona
B - Madrid
C - Valencia
A - Barcelona
What was the double process of the Ancient Regime? (400)
Rural economy, absolute monarchy and a population with no rights
Why was life expectancy low? (100)
War, malnutrition, sanitary conditions
Political liberalism (400)
Should be a social contract, between the rulers and the ruled, whereby citizens had the right to elect and dismiss their ruler
A characteristic of the Restoration (300)
The bipartisan parliamentary monarchy, corruption
When was the first democratic constitution? (300)
A - 1864
B - 1892
C - 1869
C - 1869
What were the two parts of the Spanish war of independence? (300)
A war of liberation against the French invasion and the beginning of a liberal revolution against absolutism
Why was the Spanish Industrial Revolution later and less powerful than in other countries? (300)
Political instability, war, and the lack of a modern bourgeoise
Divine right (300)
The idea that the King was chosen by God
Name 2 measures imposed in the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera (500)
Suspension of the 1876 constitution, dissolving of parliament, parties and unions banned and censorship of the press
What was the population at the beginning of the 19th century? (500)
A - 8 million
B - 11 million
C - 14 million
B - 11 million
What system replaced the feudal system? (100)
Capitalist stystem
Why did the bipartisan parliamentary monarchy not work? (400)
The system was corrupt, people bought votes and rigged elections
Regenerationism (500)
After the war there was a strong political and moral crisis in Spanish society, and the idea of regenerating the country.
2 countries that remained part of the Spanish empire after 1825 (200)
Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines
How long did the First Republic last? (400)
A - 6 months
B - 11 months
C - 13 months
B - 11 months
What was the disaster of 98? (200)
War in Cuba caused the US to declare war on Spain, starting a war in Spain. This resulted in the loss of Cuba, the Philippines and Puerto Rico.
Why did Primo de Rivera resign in 1930? (500)
Economic crisis, loss of support and opposition to dictatorship
Bourgeoisie (100)
The middle or upper middle class, which lives mostly in cities and have their own business
Name the two most important industries in Spain? (100)
Textiles and iron
What was the main economic sector in the 19th century? (100)
A - agriculture
B - textiles
C - mining
A - agriculture
What effect did the Moroccan War have inside Spain? (500)
Social discontent, the Semana Trágica of Barcelona and the coup of Primo de Rivera in 1923
Why did the railway help the economy? (200)
Allowed for a more specialised and interconnected national market, and making a new market for the producction of national industry (mainly coal and ironworks)