THE PATH TO MODERN SPAIN
Modernisation
Society is divided into capitalist classes
The population moves from rural to urban areas
People start to work in factories
Social classes
Upper class
made up of nobles, factory owners and bankers.Bourgeoisie.
Middle class
Lawyers,doctors and small business owners
Working class
Factories workers in cities
They worked long hours for low wages
They formed Unions
The second Republic
Alfonso XIII called for elections but it was too late
People voted for a republic
AlfonsoXIII left Spain
on 14th April 1931 Spain became a republic again
It carried out
Education Reforms
Lands Reforms
Labour Reforms
THE CONSTITUTION OF 1931
Freedom of expression
Right to vote for women
Separated the Church from the government
The military uprising
On 17 and 18 of July 1936
Againts the Republic
A group of generals including Francisco Franco
The coup was not successful everywhere
THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR(1936-1939)
Nationalist supported Franco and Republicans supported the second Republic
The war ended when the Nationalist took control of Madrid and Barcelona
The Nationalist had more military power and they were more organised
Germany and Italy helped the Nationalist. The Soviet Union helped the Republicans
The Nationalists occupied the food-producing areas of spain
AFTER THE WAR
Franco abolished the constitution and established a dictatorship (1936- 1975)
He limited the civil liberties of people
Culture was censored
Political arties and unions were illega
He repressed opponents
Gallician, basque and catalonian languages were prohibited
Some people were imprisoned or killed
He enacted autarky
Economic crisis
Less food
Life in Spain was difficult and the economy was failing
Economy and quality of life started to improve
Many people emigrated to other countries to look for work
The foreign tourism increased
DEMOCRACY
MIGUEL PRIMO DE RIVERA
A military coup succeded
ALFONSO XII
He ruled for 10 years and he died very young
MARIA CRISTINA
She was the regent until her son was 16
ALFONSO XIII
He supported Primo de Rivera dictatorship
He was king when he was born
CANOVAS DEL CASTILLO
He created Turno Pacífico
It was a corrupt system
CRISIS OF 98
War with USA
The lost of the las territories created negative feelings
The Catalan and Basque parties were left out f this system
GENERATION OF 98
Group of writers who wrote about Spainś politics