Spanish civil war webquest part 1
1. What was the name of the king that gave up his throne in 1931
King Alfonso XIII
2. What was the two word name of the ruling government of Spain during the period between 1931 and 1939? Who were the two presidents during this time? Who were some of the other prominent government officials during this time?
The name of the Spanish Government was the Second Spanish Republic. Manuel Azana was the president and Casares Quiroga the Prime Minister. Some of the other officials included Fransisco Franco, Zamora, and Gil Robles (leader of CEDA - Spanish Confederation of Autonomous Right-wing Groups).
3. Name at least three causes for reform that led to the Civil War:
Agriculture, the Catholic church, the army, and regionalism.
4. Name at least two names that each fighting force was given.
Popular Front, Republicans
National Front, Nationalists
5. In what ways was the role of the Catholic Church downplayed by the Spanish government in the years leading up to Civil War
To attack the Catholic Church, historic privileges were stripped, priests were no longer paid, salaries came out of the church rather than the governments, and the government and the church became very separate. Jesuits were expelled from Spain and religious education ceased in schools.
King Alfonso XIII
2. What was the two word name of the ruling government of Spain during the period between 1931 and 1939? Who were the two presidents during this time? Who were some of the other prominent government officials during this time?
The name of the Spanish Government was the Second Spanish Republic. Manuel Azana was the president and Casares Quiroga the Prime Minister. Some of the other officials included Fransisco Franco, Zamora, and Gil Robles (leader of CEDA - Spanish Confederation of Autonomous Right-wing Groups).
3. Name at least three causes for reform that led to the Civil War:
Agriculture, the Catholic church, the army, and regionalism.
4. Name at least two names that each fighting force was given.
Popular Front, Republicans
National Front, Nationalists
5. In what ways was the role of the Catholic Church downplayed by the Spanish government in the years leading up to Civil War
To attack the Catholic Church, historic privileges were stripped, priests were no longer paid, salaries came out of the church rather than the governments, and the government and the church became very separate. Jesuits were expelled from Spain and religious education ceased in schools.