2. THE BOURBON DYNASTY RETURNED
• Alfonso XIII (son of María Cristina and Alfonso XII) was King from 1902
to 1923.
3. 1923
• A general named Primo de Rivera led a military coup and established a
dictatorship.
• In 1931, General Primo de Rivera gave up all his power. The Second
Republic was established, and Alfonso XIII left the country.
4. The Second Republic (1931-1936).
• During the Second Republic (1931-1936) there were important reforms.
Spain became a democracy, and both men and women could vote in
elections.
7. SPANISH CIVIL WAR
• In 1936, a general named Francisco Franco led a military coup against the
republican goverment. That was the beginning of the Spanish Civil War
(1936- 1939). During the war, Spaniards divided into two groups. The
nationalists, led by Franco and the republicans.
8. QUESTIONS
• What is the Republic?
• Who was Franco?
• What is the Spanish civil War?
9. ACTIVITIES
• 1.- Number the events in chronological order.
• A) The Second Republic.
• B) Alfonso XIII becomes King.
• C) Primo de Rivera´s coup.
• D) The Civil War
10. ACTIVITIES
• 2) True or False.
• General Primo de Rivera led a coup against the Second Republic.
• The Spanish Civil War took place between 1936-1939.
• Spaniards were divided into republicans and moderates.
• Alfonso XIII reing from 1902 to 1996.
11. JOURNAL
• Do you like this Unit ?
• What do you prefer, dictatorship or democracy?
• How do you feel today?
12. SPANISH CIVIL WAR
• 1936-1939.
• Spaniards divided into two groups:
- Nationalists, led by Franco.
- Republicans.
13. FRANCO´S DICTATORSHIP
• The Spanish Civil War lasted three years and finally ended in 1939. The
nationalists won the war and Franco established a dictatorship from 1939 to
1975.
14. FRANCO´S DICTATORSHIP
• Citizens didn´t have civil right.
• There were no political parties or democratic elections.
• Many people were arrested, sent to prison, tortured and executed.
• Other people left Spain and went into exile in other countries.
• After war, Spain was a por country.
• The dictatorship continued until Franco´s death in 1975, thirty-six years after
the end of the Civil War.
15. THE RETURN TO DEMOCRACY
• In 1975, Juan Carlos I became the King of Spain.
16. TRANSITION AND DEMOCRACY
• The King named Adolfo Suárez as the president of the new government.
• 1977, the Spanish people voted to choose the country´s first democratic
goverment since the Second Republic.
17. CONSTITUTION
• In 1978, the Spanish people approved a new constitution in a referendum.
This is our Constitution.
18. PRESIDENTS OF DEMOCRACY
• Adolfo Suárez 1975-1981.
• Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo 1981-1982.
• Felipe González 1982-1996.
• José María Aznar 1996-2004.
• José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero 2004-2011.
• Mariano Rajoy 2011- Nowadays.
19. QUESTIONS
• Who did participate in the Spanish Civil War?
• Who was the first president of the Democracy?
• What did happen in 1978?
20. ACTIVITY.
• 1.- Number the events in chronological order.
• A) The Second Republic.
• B) Franco´s death.
• C) Alfonso XIII becomes King.
• D) Primo de River´s coup.
• E) The Civil War.
• F) Franco´s coup.
21. ACTIVITY
• 2.- Choose the correct option and copy the sentences into your notebook.
• A) General Franco/Primo de Rivera led a coup against the Second
Republic.
• B) The Spanish Civil War took place between 1931/1936 and 1936/1939.
• C) Spanisards were divided into republicans and nationalists / moderates.
• D) After the Civil War, Franco established a dictatorship / democracy.
22. JOURNAL
• Do you prefer live nowadays or with Franco´s dictatorship? Why?
• Would you like to vote the next democratic elections?