martes, 28 de mayo de 2019
lunes, 20 de mayo de 2019
The decolonization process
Vocabulary
Appearance; resources; rise;
self-determination
To proclaim
Ruling
Such as
DEFINITION
The decolonization was a process by
which colonies became independent from the colonizing countries. It happened
after World War II and led to the appearance of nearly a hundred new states.
CAUSES
The main causes of decolonization
were:
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People
from the colonies wanted independence from the European ruling powers that
exploited their economic resources.
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The
rise of nationalist movements, inspired by different ideologies such as
communism or Islam.
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The
expansion of international opinion against colonialism was manifested through the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), which proclaimed peoples’ right
to self-determination
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The
two superpowers supported decolonization because they had no colonial empires
and were interested in attracting new states into their blocs.
STAGES
1º - 1945-1954: Asia and the Near
East
2º - 1951-1962: North of Africa
3º - 1955-1965: Sub-Saharan Africa
4º - 1975 on: Southern colonies of
Africa
1. Look at the map on your Spanish book
and name three colonies that became independent in each stage.
jueves, 16 de mayo de 2019
Principales conflictos durante la Guerra Fría
Why was Europe divided by an Iron Curtain?
Vocabulary
Rivalry; value; ownership; means of
production; tie;
To reject; to implement; to sign; to
promote; to strengthen;
State-run; hostile;
1. Make a chart comparing the
characteristics of the political and economic systems of the USA and the USSR
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USA
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USSR
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Political
system
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Economic
system
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2. Make another chart including the
economic and military alliances in both blocs. Name the members and explain the
objectives of each alliance.
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USA
– Capitalist bloc
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USSR
– Communist bloc
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Economic
alliances
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Military
alliances
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3.
Page 128, act. 3.
miércoles, 1 de mayo de 2019
jueves, 25 de abril de 2019
domingo, 21 de abril de 2019
jueves, 4 de abril de 2019
The Civil War: the opposing sides
1.
Answer to the following questions:
Republican side
a)
Who
were the presidents of the Republican government during the Civil War? Which
party did they belong to?
F. Largo
Caballero and J. Negrín. Both
belonged to the Socialist Party (PSOE)
b)
The
workers’ committees carried out a revolution. What were their measures?
They divided land, collectivized factories
and repressed rebel sympathizers.
c)
Which
groups made up Largo Caballero’s government? What were its two main objectives?
Republicans, socialists, communists
and anarchists
To create a popular army and to put
an end to uncontrolled repression by the workers’ committees.
d)
Why
did the Republican coalition split?
Because of the military defeats
e)
What
did Negrín try to do about the war? Did he succeed? Why?
He put forward a peace proposal.
No he didn’t, because Franco
rejected it.
Rebel side
f)
Which
areas of the country did the rebels control after the initial coup?
Canarias,
Marruecos, Galicia, Castilla-León, Navarra, Aragón y Baleares.
g)
Who
was the leader of the rebel government?
General Francisco Franco
h)
What
was the main party in this side of the war? Where was the rebel capital city?
FET and JONS, which included the
falangists.
i)
Name
the main decisions taken by the rebel government
The prohibition of parties and
unions, the annulment of the Constitution of 1931 and all statutes of autonomy,
the recovery of Catholicism as the state religion and the dismantling of all
Republican reforms.
miércoles, 3 de abril de 2019
The Civil War: the opposing sides
Vocabulary
Sympathiser; aid; defeat; coalition;
effort; support; coup (coup d’etat); leadership; initiative; annulment
Left-wing/right-wing
Within
1.
Answer to the following questions:
Republican side
a)
Who
were the presidents of the Republican government during the Civil War? Which
party did they belong to?
b)
The
workers’ committees carried out a revolution. What were their measures?
c)
Which
groups made up Largo Caballero’s government? What were its two main objectives?
d)
Why
did the Republican coalition split?
e)
What
did Negrín try to do about the war? Did he succeed? Why?
Rebel side
f)
Which
areas of the country did the rebels control after the initial coup?
g)
Who
was the leader of the rebel government?
h)
What
was the main party in this side of the war? Where was the rebel capital city?
i)
Name
the main decisions taken by the rebel government
lunes, 1 de abril de 2019
Noticias sobre la guerra civil
viernes, 29 de marzo de 2019
miércoles, 27 de marzo de 2019
La Segunda República: el Bienio Reformista (1931-1933)
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REFORMA MILITAR
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CUESTIÓN RELIGIOSA
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MODELO DE ESTADO
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REFORMA AGRARIA
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REFORMA EDUCATIVA
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CAUSAS
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Ejército atrasado y con
exceso de oficiales
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La Iglesia tenía mucha
influencia en la vida pública y en la educación
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La Constitución de 1931
reconocía la existencia de unas nacionalidades históricas con lengua e
identidad propias
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Existencia de cientos de miles de jornaleros
sin tierras y en una situación miserable
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Concentración de la propiedad en pocas manos
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Modernizar el país
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Revalorizar el papel de las mujeres
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MEDIDAS
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Ley de Retiro
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Cierre de la Academia Militar de Zaragoza
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Cambio de destino de oficiales contrarios a la
República
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-Estado aconfesional , matrimonio
civil y divorcio (Constitución)
-Supresión del presupuesto
para mantener al clero
-Disminución de la influencia
de las órdenes religiosas
-Disolución de la Compañía de
Jesús
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Concesión de estatutos de autonomía a Cataluña
(1932) y País Vasco (1936)
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Inicio del trámite del estatuto gallego
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Expropiación de las fincas que no se
cultivaran. Distribución entre campesinos sin tierras
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El Instituto de Reforma Agraria se creó para
llevarla a cabo
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Educación laica y gratuita
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Se impulsó la coeducación
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Se crearon 13000 escuelas y 30 institutos
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Se crearon miles de puestos docentes
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Se crearon becas
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Se trató de llevar la educación al medio rural
(escuelas y Misiones Pedagógicas)
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Se crearon 5000 bibliotecas
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CONSECUENCIAS
U OBJETIVOS
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Transformar el ejército en
una institución eficiente y leal a la República
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- Oposición
de la Iglesia a la República
- Disminución
de la influencia de la Iglesia en la vida pública y en la educación
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Creación de un Estado
descentralizado, con gobiernos autónomos
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Falta de recursos para las indemnizaciones
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Pleitos interpuestos por los propietarios
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La reforma fue lenta y limitada
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Extensión de la cultura y de la educación
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Incorporación de la mujer a la vida activa
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lunes, 25 de marzo de 2019
miércoles, 20 de marzo de 2019
Why did the Restoration go into crisis?
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1.
Listening about the crises of 1909
and 1917
a)
How
was the popular uprising in Barcelona known?
b)
What
was its main cause?
c)
How
did it end?
d)
What
happened to Prime Minister Maura?
e) Who
was governing when the crisis of 1917 happened?
f)
Who
protested against the government?
g)
Which
groups called for a revolutionary general strike?
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