In what year did General Miguel Primo de Rivera lead a coup and become dicator?
1925
1923
1926
1924
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What is a coup?
When a person or group overthrows a government using military force.
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What did General Primo de Rivera do when he became a dictator?
Abolished the Consitution, dissolved Parliament, appointed men from armed forces to help rule, banned political parties and labour unions, limited freedom
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Did the population support or oppose the dictatorship of General Primo de Rivera?
oppose
support
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Did Spain win the war with Morocco?
yes
no
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In what year did Primo de Rivera resign and why?
In 1930, because he lost support.
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Who won the general elections in 1931?
The political parties that supported a republic won.
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What happened to Alfonso XIII after the general elections in 1931.
He went into exile.
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When was the Second Spanish Republic proclaimed?
14th April 1931
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Who was proclaimed the president of the Second Spanish Republic in 1931?
Federico García Lorca
Miguel Primo de Rivera
Alfonso XIII
Niceto Alcalá Zamora
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In 1931, a new constitution was approved, what type of system did it establish?
dictatorship
republic
constitutional monarchy
democratic
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What did the Constitution of 1931 do?
Gave the right to vote to women, separated church and state, created autonomous regions
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How did the Republican government try to modernise the country in 1931?
They carried out many reforms related to land, education, and labour.
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Were the reforms of the Second Spanish Republic accepted by the people? What happened?
No, they were not accepted by everyone and violent conflicts escalated over time.
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In 1936, who led a coup against the Republican government? What war did this start?
