Investigating about Spain in the 19th century

Promulgation of the Cadiz Constitution (Salvador Viniegra)

Objectives:

- Develop a cooperative work for solving and organizing a research.

- Use the ICT as didactic and communicative resource.

- Encourage the decision making.

- Improve oral skills.

Steps:
Each three-member team must investigate about a period of the Spanish 19th century History. The starting point are some questions about it.

 These are the periods and questions:

A) The Independence War (1808-1814)
- Who participated in it?
- What were the factions?
- What did those factions defend?

B) The absolutist restoration of Fernando VII (1814-1833)
- Was Fernando  VII absolutist or liberal? Why?

C) Isabel II: the construction of the liberal state (1833-1868)
- Who governed the nation? 
-Was that system a democracy? Why?

D) The Revolutionary Sexennium (1868-1874)
- Which one were the different project?
- How were they put into practice?

E) The Bourbon Restoration (1874-1923)
-Who was Cánovas del Castillo?
- What is the connection with the Restoration?

F) Society
- What are the new social groups that appeared in the 19th century?
- What were their ideologies and objectives?

G) Economy.
- Did the Industrial Revolution fail or success?
- When?

H) Personality of the period:
- Who was Joaquin Costa?
- What ideology did he represent?

The objective is to elaborate a presentation of 15 minutes for you classmates.

The research must include:

* Introduction of the topic

* Clear explanation of the questions provided and its relevance for the period of the study.
* Clear definition of new concepts.

* Bibliography (follow the APA system)

A copy of the presentation and of your notes will be given to the teacher or share through Drive. 

Deadline: 1st February. 

REMEMBER: 
Your research must give not only an answer to the questions provided but also a general view of the topic/period of Spanish History. 

Notes*: 
Here your have some advice for your oral presentation: Advice for an oral presentation. 

Any modification of the presentation after the deadline will decrease the mark in 2 points.