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What years did Alfonso XIII reign?
1902-1931
What type of government was established by Primo de Rivera?
a military government
What years did Primo de Rivera control Spain under a dictatorship?
1923-1930
The Spanish occupation of the Rif led to a war with what country?
Morocco
Under Primo de Rivera Spain had a ____________.
dictatorship
Vocabulary: a state in which the political power is with the people and the representatives they elect to make decisions for them. The opposite of a monarchy.
Republic
Vocabulary: a war between the citizens of the same country.
Civil War
Vocabulary: the sudden and violent overthrow of a government by a new group.
Coup d'etat
Vocabulary: form of government where one person has all the power without limitations.
Dictatorship
Vocabulary: violence used for some sort of gain by a group or person.
Terrorism
Vocabulary: a public expression of disapproval against something the people are not able to control.
Strike
Vocabulary: a type of government where the people have the power to vote.
Democracy
Vocabulary: a type of government that is led by a king or queen but they are limited by a constitution.
Parlamentary monarchy
What is celebrated on April 14th?
The Spanish Republic
What is one thing the new constitution of 1931 established?
freedom of expression, assembly and association, universal male and female suffrage, separated church and state, and established regional autonomy.
Who was elected the president of the republic after the constitution was approved?
Niceto Alcalá-Zamora
