WH Topic 6 Lesson 1

Who was Emiliano Zapata?

• Mexican ambassador who demanded the removal of Porfirio Diaz

• Harsh general who supported the Hacienda System

• Northern "rebel" who wanted social reform

• Farmer from south with Native American heritage who wanted land reform

Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Mexican Revolution?

• To establish a new king for Mexico

• To remove Diaz from power

• To give land to the poor peasants

• To give workers better working conditions and pay

What happened in the years after Diaz resigned and left Mexico?

• Peace and economic progress came to Mexico

• Violent civil war and millions of deaths

• The immediate adoption of a new democratic constitution

• The invasion of Mexico by the United States

He was a liberal reformer, was democratically elected in 1911. But within two years he was assassinated by one of his generals, Victoriano Huerta.

• Emiliano Zapata

• Francisco “Pancho” Villa

• Venustiano Carranza

• Francisco Madero

He became president of Mexico in 1917. A new constitution passed, but reforms were slow to materialize.

• Venustiano Carranza

• Lázaro Cárdenas

• José Clemente Orozco

• David Alfaro Siqueiros

Revolutionary fighter in the North of Mexico who formed his own army of Rebels.

• Diego Rivera

• Emiliano Zapata

• Francisco “Pancho” Villa

• Porfirio Díaz

What was the Hacienda System?

• Large estates where peasants worked on land, mines, and factories and received very little in return

• Large estates when owners and peasants shared profits equally

• A network of shelters for the victims of the devastation of the war

• A Mexican government system to promote Mexican identity

What were Soldaderas?

• Female workers on Hacienda systems

• Female army of nurses in the Mexican Revolution

• Females that opposed fighting on both sides

• Female soldiers that fought alongside the men in the Mexican Revolution

Who was Victoriano Huerta?

• Army General that did not want to get end the Hacienda System

• Rebel who wanted free elections and won defeated Porfirio Diaz

• First President of Mexico who ruled for over 30 years

• Rebel from the south who wanted social change

Who was Venustiano Caranza?

• President who worked with Villa and Zapata to overthrow Huerta

• Leader who called for the removal of President Diaz

• Northern revolutionary who supported Villa for president

• U.S. ambassador to Mexico for Woodrow Wilson