The Labour Movement. Spain during 19th Century

The deplorable conditions of the proletariat, as well as their political marginalisation and the lack of labour legislation, led to the ... Meiji's Revoulution. Industrial Revolution. French Revolution. labour movement.

The Labour Movement was made up of a group of proletariat organisations that fought for a better economic and political situation through their individual actions. True. False.

In the beginning, the labour movement consisted of protests directed against mechanisation. This included the destruction of the new ... (Luddites), which they blamed for their situation. houses. Nokfork System. machines. fabrics.

The working class also created friendly societies, in which members paid a fee and received aid in the case of job loss or accidents. True. False.

Trade unions, or workers’ associations, had several objectives (choose the right ones). Organising ways to fight for their rights through negotiations, protests and strikes. Reducing the length of the working day. Improve working conditions in the countryside. Increasing wages. Create a union for all the industry owners. Obtaining political rights (association, universal suffrage).

The first trade unions were formed in ..., where they were decriminalised by Parliament in 1825. Great Britain. United States of America. Germany. France.

The first trade unions were formed in Great Britain, where they were decriminalised by Parliament in ... 1833. 1838. 1825. 1832.

Parallel to the development of trade unions, workers began a political battle with the goal of achieving equal rights. True. False.

... arose in Great Britain. They demanded, among other rights, secret ballots, universal male suffrage and yearly elections for Parliament. Luddism. Chartism. Anarquism. Marxism.

Socialism was developed by Karl Marx and ... Friedrich Engels. Pierre-Joseph Proudhon. Mikhail Bakunin. Paul Charter.

Socialist objective was to end private property, considered to be the cause of the separation between the ..., who were the owners of the means of production, and the proletariat, who, lacking property, had to sell their work in exchange for miserable wages. nobility. peasants. clergy. bourgeoisie.

To achieve their objective, Marxists proposed a revolution directed by the socialist party, which would bring the bourgeoisie to power. True. False.

Once Marxists reach power, they propose a transitory dictatorship to be established (...) while common ownership would be implemented and a society without classes and without a State would be formed. reign of the proletariat. dictatorship of the proletariat. democracy of the proletariat. republic of the proletariat.

How long did proletarian workers use to work everydayjat the beginning of the Industrial Revolution?. 10 hours. 8 hours. 9 hours. 14 hours.

Where is the First Internatinal founded?. New York. London. Washington. Manchester.

Anarchism was founded by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon and Mikhail Bakunin, among others. True. False.

Anarchism objective was to achieve maximum individual freedom by adding anything that limited this freedom: the State, private property or religious beliefs. True. False.

Bakunin proposed a spontaneous revolution, led by peasants and the proletariat. After victory, the State would be abolished and substituted by egalitarian communities, with ... production and consumption. minor. different. equal. huge.

In ..., the desire to fight against capitalism on an international level gave rise to the International Workingmen’s Association (IWA), or the First International. 1838. 1850. 1876. 1864.

The First Interantional integrated several trade unions from different countries, only socialists unions. However, internal disputes between Marxists and anarchists led to its dissolution in 1876. True. False.

The labour movement lost affiliates when the states recognised freedom of assembly and association and legalised workers’ associations. True. False.

Associations which protect the rights of workers are known as ... in both the UK and the US. trade unions. workers unions. proletariat unions. industry unions.

Labour Internationalism was revived by the formation of the ... International or Socialist International (Paris, 1889). Second. First.

The ... International of Workingmen's International Association (IWA) was founded in London, in 1864. First. Second.

The Second International was conceived as a federation of ... and labour parties based on Marxist principles. socialist. anarchist.

Carlos IV’s, father of Fernando VII, ascent to the Spanish throne coincided with the beginning of the French Revolution. The first years of his reign were conditioned by a rejection of the revolution and a confrontation with France. True. False.

In 1814, after the War of American Independence, Fernando VII returned to Spain, where he was received with great shows of joy by the people. True. False.

Fernando VII's reign had three stages, marked by the confrontations between liberals and absolutists. Match every period with their right cronology. Be aware that there are more dates than you need. The Absolutist Sexennium. The Liberal Triennium. The Ominous Decade.

The liberal insurrection,that started the Liberal Trienniium in Spain, spread through broad areas of the country, becoming a revolution situated within the European liberal revolutionary surge of ... 1860. 1830. 1840. 1820.

January 1, 1820, Commander ... made a military pronouncement and issued a proclamation re-establishing the Constitution of 1812. General Prim. Rafael de Riego. Duke of Wellington. Manuel Godoy.

During the Liberal Triennium, Fernando VII obtained the aid of the absolutist powers of the Holy Alliance. In 1823 a ... army, the ‘One Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis’, invaded Spain and allowed the king to restore absolutism. French. English. Italian. German.

When his daughter Isabel was born, Fernando VII repealed the ... that prevented women from inheriting the throne. Salic Law. Pragmatic Sanction. Constitution of Cadiz. Holy Alliance.

Upon the death of Fernando VII, his ..., acceded to the throne. son, Carlos V. daughter, Isabel II. brother, Carlos María Isidro. father, Carlos IV.

Don Carlos, brother of Fernando VII, did not accept his niece as queen and received the support of the liberals. True. False.

The first years of Isabel II's reign were marked by a civil war, the First Carlist War (1833-1839), which pitted the absolutists who defended Carlos against the liberals who favoured Isabel. The Conflict ended in 1839, with the victory of Isabel and the ... Treaty of Utrech. Treaty of Rastatt. Convention of Valençay. Convention of Vergara.

In ..., Isabel II was declared of legal age and her personal reign began. During her reign, the liberal regime was consolidated, based on a system of political parties. 1843. 1832. 1823. 1845.

Isabel II's reign was characterised by tremendous political instability, driven by the confrontation between two liberal parties: the Moderate Party and the Progressive Party. True. False.

In ... a new revolution prevailed, known as the Glorious Revolution, and the queen went into exile. A Provisional Government was then formed that promulgated a new Constitution. More democratic in character, it recognised freedom of expression, freedom of the press, the right to meet and to associate, national sovereignty, separation of powers and, for the first time in Spanish history, universal suffrage for men. This was followed by two periods with a different form of State. 1848. 1868. 1858. 1878.

Amadeo of Savoy, representative of the democratic monarchy in Spain, faced continuous political instability: the political opposition of the Republicans, those in favour of the Bourbons, and several military insurrections. Amadeo abdicated in 1873. True. False.

After Amadeo's abdication a new period started: the First Spanish Republic from 1873 to... 1876. 1874. 1875. 1877.