Topic 8.1/.2/.4 Quiz

True or False: Under the Constitution of 1917, Mexico can legally "nationalize" any valuable resources they find in Mexican land?

• True

• False

True or False: Mexico enacted land-reforms that limited the power of the Catholic Church?

• True

• False

What was the Hacienda System?

• Large estates where peasants worked on land, mines, and factories and owners made lots of money

• Diaz's private circle of people

• People who wanted a constitution that would benefit Hacienda owners

• Factories built by European powers

Who was Porfirio Diaz?

• An activist for the indigenous people of mexico

• A harsh military general

• A long time president, who let foreign investors invade Mexico

• Popular rebel deemed as a "criminal" who fought in the revolution

Who was Francisco Madero

• Man who took down Porfirio Diaz and showed Mexico his corruption

• Military general who served for a year and put down revolts

• Revolutionary who fought to give back land

• American Spy who assassinated Emiliano Zapata

Who was Francisco "Pancho" Villa?

• Man who wrote Plan de San Luis

• A famous revolutionary "rebel" from the North who wanted social Change

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

• Mexican Politician who invested in oil

Who was Emiliano Zapata?

• Man who won against Porfirio Diaz

• Harsh general who was for the Hacienda System

• Northern "rebel" who wanted social reform

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

Who was Victoriano Huerta?

• A power hungry general that did not want to get rid of the Hacienda System

• Man who wanted free elections and won against Porfirio Diaz

• President of Mexico who ruled for over 30 years

• Rebel from the north who wanted social change

Who was Venustiano Carranza?

• Man who defeated Huerta, was president with the help of Zapata and Villa

• Man who wanted free elections and won against Porfirio Diaz

• Ambassador to Mexico from America

• Man who wanted to wage war with the USA

Which imperialist nation controlled India from 1858 to 1947?

• Spain

• France

• Germany

• England