Spanish Political Turmoil: From Regency to Republic (1833-1874)
The Regency of Maria Cristina and the First Carlist War (1833-1843)
Maria Cristina’s Regency and the Rise of Moderates and Progressives
In order to keep the throne for her daughter, Maria Cristina, the Queen Regent had to renounce the Fernandine extremes of absolutism and sought the support of the moderates. She appointed a new ministry headed by Martinez de la Rosa. He attempted The Royal Statute in 1834, which replaced the 1812 Constitution with a mix of traditionalism and liberalism where he recognized
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Natural aristocracy
An aristocracy which arises out of work and competition rather than birth, education, or special privelege. Jacksonian democracy emphasized the frontier ideal of the self-made person who acquired wealth and power through their competitive skill. This notion argued not for equality, but for a more open elite political system.
Thomas
Painewas an English-American political activist, philosopher, political theorist and revolutionary. One of theFounding Fathers of the United States,
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Guernica: A Masterpiece of Expressionism and Symbolism
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Guernica / Author:
Pablo Picasso / Date: 1937 / Client: The Government of the Republic for the Spanish Pavilion of the Paris International Exhibition. / Style:
Cubism, Surrealism, Expressionism / Ub.Original: During the Franco was at the Museum of Modern Art in New York / Ub.Actual Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid / Rel.Amb a whole: It was exhibited alongside other works at the Spanish Pavilion at the exhibition Paris. Emphasizes the “Mercury Fountain” with Calder’
Israel’s Foreign Relations: A Historical Overview
1. The Periphery Strategy
The “periphery strategy” was a foreign policy spearheaded by Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion following the 1956 Suez Crisis. It focused on developing strategic relations with non-Arab countries located on the periphery of the region, such as Turkey, Iran, and Ethiopia. This alliance was based on the notion of “my enemy’s enemy is my friend” and sought to stop Soviet advances in the Middle East and curb the spread of Nasser’s Pan-Arabism.
The strategy aimed to:
- Strengthen Israeli
Key Terms and Figures of Early American History
The Inca Empire
Also known as the Incan Empire, was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The administrative, political, and military center of the empire was located in Cusco in modern-day Peru.
The Three Sisters
The Three Sisters are the three main agricultural crops of various Native American groups in North America: winter squash, maize (corn), and climbing beans. One of the major Native American tribes that used these “Three Sisters” to trade with others was the Iroquois Confederacy.
Conquistadors
Conquistadors
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