Imperialism: Origins, Theories, and Impact
Source: Imperialism and Theory
Towards the end of the nineteenth century, a new term emerged in politics: imperialism. This referred to the efforts of the great European powers to build major overseas empires in Asia, Africa, and Oceania during the 19th century. Throughout the 19th century, the formation of new territorial empires increasingly replaced the old. This trend intensified between 1880 and 1914, during which the European powers divided Africa, Oceania, and exerted influence over China.
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The Enlightenment: An Overview
The Enlightenment refers to the intellectual movement of the 18th century, which advocated reason as the primary basis of authority. Developing in France, Britain, and Germany, its sphere of influence included the whole of Europe. The era is marked politically by governmental consolidation, nation creation, greater rights for the common people, and a diminution of the influence of authoritarian institutions such as the nobility’s role and power.
- Ideology that developed
Cadiz Courts & The Constitution of 1812: Key Reforms
Cadiz Courts and the Constitution of 1812
Las Cortes de Cadiz
The elections during the war led to the assembly of the Cortes on October 24, 1810, with a majority of bourgeois elements from the commercial cities along the coast (only nine nobles and three bishops were present). Two opposing groups soon emerged:
- Liberals: Supporters of revolutionary reforms, inspired by the principles of the French Revolution.
- Absolutists (or “serviles”): In favor of maintaining the Old Regime.
The Liberal majority in
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Item 15: The Dictatorship of Primo de Rivera (1923-1930)
II. Agony of the Restoration Scheme (1918-1928)
After the crisis of 1917, the agony of the Cánovas system materialized in the creation of governments focused on social unrest and the increasingly violent “Moroccan Question.”
1). The Governments of Concentration
2). Social Unrest and the Labor Movement
3). The Moroccan Question
- a. Spanish-African Politics
- b. The Disaster of Annual
- c. Impact of Annual
III. The Dictatorship of Primo de Rivera (1923-1930)
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Pillars of Franco’s Regime
Military
The military played an outstanding role, actively participating in power. Many ministers and governors had military careers.
Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las JONS
The Falange was the single party of the regime, responsible for providing its ideological bases, controlling the media, and providing personnel for the administration. It created mass organizations for social support:
- Youth Front: Training and indoctrination of youth.
- Female Section: Training of
1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition: Expressions
Chapter I: Expressions and Vocabulary
This document provides definitions and explanations for terms and expressions, many of them Catalan, used in the context of the 1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition.
Terms & Definitions
- Drainage: Drainage pipes to drive the excess moisture.
- Locatis: Crazy.
- Quaestor: Roman magistrate in charge of collections.
- Basin: Bowl; a large-diameter, shallow bowl (though it may be deeper). Often used for personal hygiene.
- Citrine: Yellow.
- Recess: Done with little care; package,