LA TRANSICIÓN

Tuesday, 19th March 2019

TRANSITION: It was the period of political changes that were made to move from the dictatorship of Franco towards democracy.

It started in 1975 with the death of Francisco Franco and the proclamation of Juan Carlos I as King. It finished in 1982 with the PSOE getting to the power of the government.

Look at the book and complete:

1975- ____________died and ______was crowned king.

1976- Juan Carlos appointed __________ as the president.

         REFORMS:

-         Political parties and labor unions were ___________.

-         Amnisty: _______________________ were released.

-         People in _____________returned to Spain.

-         Democratic elections were held.

1977- General Elections

-         Unión de Centro Democrático (_____) won. _____________ was proclaimed president.

-         Partido Socialista Obrero Español (______) was the opposition party.

-         Main objective: create a Constitution.

1978- The Cosntitution was created an approved in                      .

1979- PROBLEMS that made Adolfo Suarez resign:

-         _____________crisis.

-         _________________ (ETA)

1981- General Elections: UCD won and ____________________ was proclaimed president.

         ___________________________________attempted a coup, but he failed because he didn’t have support from:

-         The political parties

-         The army

-         The king

-         The people.

1982- General Elections. ____________won and ___________ was proclaimed president.