The Spain's Second Republic was a historical period in which the country changed of political system many times and it finished in a Civil War. The Second Republic lasted about 6 years and there were 3 stages. The first was the progress Biennal when the republicans, after to win the elections in 1931, arrived to the power. Their first measures were related with education, army, jobs and with the human and social rights. We have to think Spain were a subdevelopment country which procceded of a many years of monarchic and, in sometimes, dictatorial political system. The measures of the Republic were very accepted by the most of citizens except for who these measures affected directly such as Church, terratinent or Bourgeoise.
The problem was that people didn't see any appreciable changed and pressed to the government to made elections. In this elections, in 1933, a new government was formed. There were two main parties : CEDA and Lerroux's party. It was a Tory government that tried to erase the republican measures.
But the social pressure didn't change and there were strikes and revolts. In 1934 the Civil Army ( Guàrdia Civil ) killed some jornalers in Casas Viejas and this caused a new elections.
In this third occasion, the popular Front, a group of progressive parties, won and tried to return to the measures of 1931..but They couldn't because in Juliol of 1936 started the civil war after a Coup d'Etat.
Look at the picture :
a. Who won the elections in each year?
b. Who were the possibilities to form a stable government?
c. How many stages were there in the Second Republic?
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