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ST2 Second Republic and Spanish Civil War
ST2 Second Republic and Spanish Civil War
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1
Which was one of the reasons for the end of the republican-socialist coalition in 1933?
Republicans thought that Socialists were too leftist
Economic growth changed people's views about the coalition
The anarchist union CNT started to support the Socialists
2
Which was the main characteristics of the economic autarky that Franco imposed after the war?
Economic liberalization and deregulation
State intervention and markets closed to imports
The establishment of a communist economy
3
Who helped Franco to win the war?
Part of the upper-classes (landlords, high bourgeoisie)
The majority of the Spanish Church
The fascists regimes of Germany, Italy and Portugal
All options are correct
4
Which was the incident that the rebels used as an excuse to trigger the coup d'état in1936?
The assassination of Calvo Sotelo, killed by the government
The assassination of Calvo Sotelo, killed by civilians
The imprisonment of the leader of Falange Española
5
Who won the elections of 1931?
The Spanish Communist Party
A Catholic conservative force
A Socialist-Republican Coalition
6
Which was the so-called incident of Casas Viejas?
A brutal repression of the Guardia Civil
A socialist rebellion in Casas Viejas
A miner's uprising
7
How did Franco take control of Spain?
Thanks to one deal between Axis and Allies sides
After winning the Spanish Civil War
He won a democratic elections before starting a dicatorship
8
What were the International Brigades?
Groups of catholic volunteers who helped the Francoist army
Groups of international volunteers who helped the Republic
Military units sent by Germany and Italy to help Franco
9
Which reforms did the Socialist-Republic government (1931–1933) approve?
They increased the numbers of high ranks in the army
They managed to redistribute land successfully
They created a legal framework to protect worker's rights
10
What happened in Spain during the last decades of the dicatorship?
Franco closed the borders, stopping the Spanish emigration
Dissent grew in different forms between workers and students
Franco maintained a strong autarky
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What happened after the francoists won the war?
Franco started a dictatorship until the Allies' intervention
The republican exiles could return to the country
Franco started a dictatorship which lasted almost 40 years
12
Which regions tried to exercise the right to autonomy during the Second Republic?
Catalonia, Basque Country, Galicia, Andalucia and Valencia.
Catalonia and Basque Country.
Catalonia, Basque Country and Galicia.
13
Spain could enter the United Nations in 1955 despite being a dictatorship because
European countries wanted to make trade deals with Spain
Franco's government promised democratic reforms
Franco's anticommunism was convenient to the United States
14
Who was Francisco Franco?
A rich landlord and a politician
A general from the Spanish army
An important member of the Spanish catholic church
15
In which year did the king Alfonso XIII leave Spain?
1931
1923
1936
16
What happened with the city of Madrid during the Spanish Civil War?
the city was under Francoist control before the war started
It was one of the last cities to surrender
Madrid fell at the beginning of the war
17
What was La Sanjurjada?
A series of terrorist attacks commited by fascist groups
An attempted coup d'état against the Spanish Second Republic
A period of social revolution in Asturias
18
Where did the coup d'état had success and took the power?
In the biggest cities like Madrid, Barcelona or Valencia
Mainly in the most economically developed regions
Mainly in areas without economic or industrial relevance
19
What happened with the Spanish economy after the war?
The postwar period war greatly hard and long
The economy recovered because of Franco's autarky
The economy recovered thanks to Hitler's support
20
Who were the so-called Maquis?
The secret police that Franco created to suppress opposition
Guerrilla groups who continued to fight against the Franco
The exiled Republicans who joined the French resistance
21
In which year was the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed?
1936
1931
1923
22
What happened during the "Red October" of 1934?
The Unions started a revolution that had success in Asturias
The Army attempted a coup d'état against the Republic
Unions started a revolution in Spain that failed everywere
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Why did the Bienio Radical-Cedista (1933-1936) ended?
The Army attempted a coup d'état and the Civil War started.
The President didn't permit the CEDA to lead the governement
Corruption scandals affected important members of the CEDA
