Module 9 Test (Mexico)

Why was it difficult to make political changes in Mexico for most of the 20th century?

• Elections were held infrequently

• The country lacked a powerful leader

• The government lacked a legislative branch

• One political party controlled the government

Who was Mexico's first president of Indian heritage that made the social contributions of reducing the privileges of the church and army and passed reforms that laid the foundation for democracy?

• Benito Juarez

• Miguel Hidalgo

• Hernan Cortes

• Montezuma

How were the Aztecs able to build a large, powerful empire in what is now Mexico?

• by buying neighboring lands with jade

• by defeating neighboring tribes in war and taking captive for sacrifice to the gods

• by uniting with neighboring tribes through trade

• by uniting with neighboring tribes through religion

How has NAFTA helped the Mexican economy?

• It has decreased inflation

• It has increased the number of landowners

• It has increased exports

• It has decreased the planting of cash crops

Which group of people built large cities in Mexico and Central America, and kept written records that scholars still study today?

• the Olmec

• the Maya

• the Aztec

• the Toltec

Which group of people lived on the humid southern coast of the Gulf of Mexico and traded carved stones such as jade and obsidian with other cultures in eastern Mexico?

• The Toltec

• the Olmec

• the Maya

• the Aztec

What two natural hazards are a threat to Mexico City?

• earthquakes and tornadoes

• volcanic eruptions and hurricanes

• volcanic eruptions and earthquakes

• tornadoes and hurricanes

Why did the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) lose control of the Mexican government after being in power for 71 years?

• because of a natural disaster

• because of an economic crisis

• because of an electoral defeat

• because of a political revolution

Major Spanish influences that affect Mexican culture today are language and ______________

• democracy

• religion

• medicine

• warfare

The conditions that lead some Mexicans to cross the border into the United States include poverty, lack of jobs that pay enough to live and _____________

• affordable housing

• excellent healthcare

• economic inequality

• weather