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  • The French Revolution

    The French Revolution

    This revolutionary movement was caused by a economic and social crisis.
    The causes were:
    - Bad harvests with high prices.
    - Political marginalization by social classes.
    - Movement of illustration and financial expenses of the monarchy.
    This revolution finished in 1799.
  • The Old Regim

    The Old Regim

    It is the term that the French used to call the government before the French revolution.
  • The Industrial Revolution

    The Industrial Revolution

    The causes that formed this revolution were:
    - The industry didn't grow and there wasn't much money.
    - New machines and inventions were needed.
    - There weren't enough agricultural resources.
    This revolution finished in 1840.
  • The Imperialism

    The Imperialism

    The Imperialism was formed for different causes:
    - Absence of territories for accumulated capital.
    - Enslavement.
    - The exploration and the conquest the zones.
  • The First World War

    The First World War

    The causes of this war? They aren't entirely clear.
    The supposed excuse they made to make this war was the murder of the archduke of the Austro-Hungarian's empire, Francisco Fernando.
    This war finished in November of 1918.
  • The Interwar Period

    The Interwar Period

    The interwar period is the transition between the first world war and the second world war. With 21 years apart, 1918-1939.
  • Second Repubic

    Second Repubic

    The second Spanish republic consists in proclaiming the new political regime of 1931. This new political regime was the constitutional monarchy of Alfonso XIII of Bourbon.
  • Civil War

    Civil War

    The principal causes of this war were:
    - The great difference of social classes between privileged and peasants.
    - The maximum church control over people and the confusion of the word of the Bible.
    This war was finished in April of 1939.
  • Franquism

    Franquism

    After the Spanish Civil War, the dictatorship of Francisco Franco was formed. This dictatorship lasted 32 years.
  • The Second World War

    The Second World War

    The causes of the second world war were:
    Basically, the causes were similar to those of the first world war.
    The principal causes were, the Treaty of Versailles and the Great Depression.
    This event was finished in May of 1945.