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Alfonso XIII´s reign
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The tragic week
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. -
Northem Morocco´ wars
Northem Morocco had become a Spanish protectorate, but many moroccans never accepted the occupation. As a result, there was a constant war. -
The crisis of 1917
The Spanish economy grew quickly, which was good for businesses, but it also caused high inflation. This meant that many people became poorer. -
The failure of the liberal state
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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Primo de Rivera´s Dictatorship
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Miguel Primo de Rivera
Miguel Primo de Rivera, the Captian General of Catalonia, led a military coup. He immediately dissolved parliament and suspended the constitution. -
Victory
After the Alhucemas Landing, Spain and France finally managed to win the war in Morocco. -
Wall Street Crash
The Wall Street Crash caused an economic crisis in Spain. -
Primo de Rivera resigns
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. -
Pact of San Sebastian
Republican and socialist groups signed the pact, which promised to replace the monarchy with a democratic government. -
Alfonso XIII's exile
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. -
The Constitution of 1931
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Reformist Biennium
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 Second Republic
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Elections
The right-wing parties won -
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Conservative Biennium
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Elections
Centrist and left-wing parties, wich were united, won. -
Republican Zone
A new coalitation government took over. It was led by the socialist Francisco Largo Caballero, and included republicans, socialist, communists and anarchists. -
Francisco Franco
General Franco was named Generalísimo of the Nationalist army, and Head of State. -
Army of Africa
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. -
The Battle of Madrid starts
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The Battle for Madrid
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Murders
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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Spanish Civil War
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Battles
There were street battles in Barcelona between anarchists and communists. The communists won and the social revolution came to an end. -
Rebels and Italians take Malaga.
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Rebels conquer the northem Republican zone
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Condor Legion bombs the town of Guernica
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Republicans launch a big offensive in Aragón
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Battles of Jarama and Guadalajara
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Battle of the Ebro
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The attempted coup
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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Franco´s Dictatorship
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Sanish Civil War ends
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Franco established a parliament
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Economic crisis
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Pact of Madrid
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Concordat with the Vatican
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US helped Spain to buy industrial machinery
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Spain joined the UN
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Spanish economy grew very quickly
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Juan Carlos was named successor of Franco
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Luis Carrero prime minister
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The Transition
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Franco died
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Adolfo Suarez prime minister
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Democratic election
UCD won -
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Democracy
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The new constitution
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Leopoldo Calvo prime minister
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Felipe González prime minister
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Spain joined the EEC
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Spain joined the NATO
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Expo in Seville
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Barcelona Olimpics
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The election was won by the PP, led by José María Aznar
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Spain joined the euro
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Euro bank notes and coins were introduced
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PSOE won the election, led by José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
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Ten bombs exploded on four trains in Madrid
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Spanish construction boom was coming to an end
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Global financial crisis
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PP, led by Mariano Rajoy, won the election
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King Juan Carlos abdicated
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Felipe VI became the new head of state
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Felipe´s doughter Leonor was given the title of Princess of Asturias
