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Over a hundred people had been killed and five leaders of the protests were executed at the general strike in Barcelona to protest against the war with Morocco.
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Northem Morocco had become a Spanish protectorate, but many moroccans never accepted the occupation. As a result, there was a constant war.
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The Spanish economy grew quickly, which was good for businesses, but it also caused high inflation. This meant that many people became poorer.
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An anarchist assassinated the prime minister Eduardo Dato, who was seen as a symbol of the repression. The Battle Annual led to the death of 10,000 Spanish soldiers.
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Miguel Primo de Rivera, the Captian General of Catalonia, led a military coup. He immediately dissolved parliament and suspended the constitution. -
After the Alhucemas Landing, Spain and France finally managed to win the war in Morocco.
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The Wall Street Crash caused an economic crisis in Spain.
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After the crisis, almost all groups of society opposed Primo de Rivera, and in 1930 he was forced to resign. He died six weeks later in Paris.
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Republican and socialist groups signed the pact, which promised to replace the monarchy with a democratic government.
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There were municipal elections, which were won by the socialist and republicans. Alfonso realised that he had lost the support of the Spanish people, and went into exile. This create the Second Republic. -
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The first two years of the Second Republic are known as the Reformist Biennium, because the government introduced many reforms
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The right-wing parties won
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Centrist and left-wing parties, wich were united, won.
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A new coalitation government took over. It was led by the socialist Francisco Largo Caballero, and included republicans, socialist, communists and anarchists. -
General Franco was named Generalísimo of the Nationalist army, and Head of State. -
Italian and German planes transport the army of Africa, led by Franco, from Morocco to Seville. It is the best trained force in the Spanish army.
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A group of Falangists assassinated the republican Assault Guard José de Castillo. His friends retaliated by assassinating José Calvo Sotelo, the leader of the right-wing party Renovación Española.
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There were street battles in Barcelona between anarchists and communists. The communists won and the social revolution came to an end.
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The generals Sanjurjo, Emilio Mola and Franco led a military coup against the government. The government tried to negotative with the leaders of the coup, but they refused. This made a civil war inevitable.
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UCD won
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