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

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