Understanding the Cold War: Key Events and Impacts
Genesis of the Cold War (1945 – 1947): Characteristics of the Cold War: The Cold War defines the system of international relations between 1945 and 1991. Each block represented a different political view, economic system, and ideology: The defending Western block advocated a democratic political system and a capitalist economy, while the Communist block promoted a Marxist political and economic system. The two superpowers sought to maintain their security and expand or protect their spheres of influence
Read MoreThe Crisis of Independence and Political Revolution in Spain
1808. Guerra: Crisis of Independence and Political Revolution.
The Situation of the Country on the Eve of the Crisis At the end of 1808, the economic and social situation was very serious (mortality, economic crisis, wars, epidemics…). To all of these, the bankruptcy of the state and the indignation of all social groups directed against Godoy, who was accused of military defeats, were added. The opposition rallied around Prince Fernando. In October 1807, a conspiracy against Ferdinand I was discovered
The Evolution of Labor Movements and Nationalism in Spain
The labor parties are legally organized from the enactment of the Law of Associations. Since the breakdown of the AIT in 1872, the labor movement was split into two ideological currents: the Marxist socialist and the anarchist Bakunin.
• In Spain: The largest socialist party, PSOE, was founded in 1879 by Pablo Iglesias, who defended the Marxist view of capitalist society and the private ownership of the means of production by workers’ revolution to establish a dictatorship of the proletariat. However,
Read MoreThe Reign of Alfonso XIII: Modernization and Crisis
Item 14.1 (first part) Overview of the Reign of Alfonso XIII: Modernization Attempts, The Regeneration, Crisis, and Collapse of the Restoration System, and the War in Morocco. There are three stages in the reign of Alfonso XIII (1902-1931). In the first phase (1902-1923), the shift system will continue, but with more difficulties in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Historiography still considers this period as part of the Restoration. The second period (1923-1930) is marked by the dictatorship
Read MoreThe Historical Significance of the Second Republic in Spain
The Second Republic (1931-36) is an attempt to solve the old problems of Spain. Spain intends to install a pure democratic system. Guided also by regeneration, it is characterized by instability, radicalism, internal divisions, and an unfavorable international context, similar to the First Republic.
The Second Republic must be contextualized within the crisis of the Restoration, beginning in 1898 and continuing with the crises of 1909, 1917, 1921, and the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera. Primo’
Read MoreUnderstanding the Political System of Morocco
CHAPTER 16
THE POLITICAL SYSTEM OF THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO
1. Introduction
The Arab Maghreb shows the late twentieth century as a region in transformation. The economic crisis and the young demographic structure of their populations have focused the attention of local authorities and the European view on the fragility of their political and social systems, a threat to Europe. Morocco, southern Spain’s neighbor par excellence, has been facing changes since the publication of its new 1996 Constitution,
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