Innate or acquired behaviour?

There are two types of behaviours: innate and acquired. Animals have innate behaviours from birth. They do not have to learn them. Innate behaviours are automatic and cannot be changed, like coughing,…

The need for energy. Sources of energy

3.1. The need for energy through history In prehistoric times, human beings, who were nomadic hunter-gatherers, needed no other energy than fire to keep them warm and cook their food. Centuries later,…

The American Revolution

5.1. The American War of Independence The United States of America has its origin in the thirteen colonies the British possessed on the east coast of North America. They were mostly inhabited by a…

Realism

5.1. An objective reality In the middle of the 19th century, Romanticism was replaced by Realism. This change was due to several factors: The failure of the 1848 revolutions put an end to many of the…

Match. The formation of the USSR

Match each definition with a concept: A federal state that brought together all the nationalities of the old Russian Empire. The highest authority (legislative power), elected by indirect universal…

Analyse. Key dates of the Franco regime

Look at the timeline. When did the Franco period start? What phases can this period be divided into?

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The Franco regime adopted the fascist term of 'organic democracy' to define its political system as opposed to a 'liberal democracy'. In this system, popular representation was not…

Economic development and the welfare state

5.1. Modernisation and economic growth Spain's economy under Franco had become weak and uncompetitive. The first democratic governments focused on introducing measures aimed at modernising the…

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