UNIT 3: ISABEL II AND THE FIRST REPUBLIC

 

UNIT REVISION QUESTIONS

1 Name, in order, the five eras of history and why they started.

2 Which two revolutions took place during the 18^th Century?

 3 Why was it easier for Napoleon to invade Spain?

 4 Which important event took place the 2nd May 1808?

 5 Which countries fought in the War of Independence?

 6 When was the first Spanish Constitution signed? In which act?

 7 Which name did this first constitution receive?

 8 What happened in Spain during the reign of Fernando VII of Bourbon?

 9 Why did Fernando VII change the law of succession to the throne?

 10 Why did the I Carlist War break out?

 11 Which two political parties did politicians form during Isabel II reign? What did each of them defend?

 12 What does parliamentary monarchy mean? Who was the first parliamentary Spanish king?

 13 What's a Republic?

 14 Why did Mª Cristina of Bourbon and Mª Cristina of Habsburg rule as regent?