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Spanish History from the Middle Ages to the Democratic Transition
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- In which year did the Catholic Monarchs take Granada, ending Muslim rule on the Iberian Peninsula?
- What did the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) do?
- Which ruler began the Habsburg dynasty in Spain when he inherited the crowns in 1516?
- Which Habsburg king built the monastery-palace of El Escorial and made Madrid the capital in 1561?
- What happened to the Spanish Armada in 1588?
- What was the result of the Treaty of Utrecht (1713), which ended the War of the Spanish Succession?
- What did the Decretos de Nueva Planta (1707-1716) do?
- Which of these was a policy of Charles III, a typical monarch of the Enlightenment?
- The uprising of 2 May 1808 in Madrid marked the beginning of what?
- The Constitution of 1812, nicknamed 'La Pepa', is important because it did what?
- What did Ferdinand VII do on his return to Spain in 1814?
- What was the main cause of the first Carlist War (1833-1840)?
- What was the purpose of Mendizábal's desamortización (1836)?
- What happened after the Glorious Revolution of 1868?
- How did the First Spanish Republic begin in 1873?
- What was the 'turno pacífico' of the Restoration?
- Which treaty of 1898 ended the Spanish-American War and what did Spain lose in it?
- Joaquín Costa is linked to which current of thought that appeared after 1898?
- How did General Primo de Rivera come to power in 1923?
- How was the Second Republic proclaimed on 14 April 1931?
- Which important reform of the Constitution of 1931 allowed women to vote in 1933?
- How did the Spanish Civil War begin?
- How did the Spanish Civil War end?
- Which party was the single party of Franco's regime?
- What was the Stabilisation Plan of 1959?
- Who became head of state when Franco died on 20 November 1975?
- Which party won the first democratic general elections of 15 June 1977?
- What did the Spanish Constitution of 1978 establish regarding the form of the State?
- What happened on 23 February 1981?
- When did Spain join the European Economic Community?
- Which battle, traditionally dated to 722, is regarded as the start of the Christian Reconquista in Asturias?
- What did Abd al-Rahman III do in 929?
- What was the importance of the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212)?
- After which battle did the Muslim armies of Tariq conquer most of the Visigothic kingdom in 711?
- Which statement describes the union of the Catholic Monarchs' realms best?
- Which list puts these events of the 19th century in the right chronological order?
- Why were the elections of the Restoration known for not reflecting the real will of voters?
- How can the economic policy of Franco's regime be divided into two main stages?
- Which Statute of Autonomy was approved in 1932, during the Second Republic?
- What did the Law for Political Reform of 1976 allow?
- What were the Moncloa Pacts of 1977?
- Which countries supported the Nationalist side with troops and aircraft in the Spanish Civil War?
- How many autonomous communities does Spain have, together with two autonomous cities?
- What caused the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714)?
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