Mexican Turmoil and Change Quiz

Who led the Mexican army in an effort to retain the territory of Texas and won a bitter battle at the Alamo?

• Jorge Orcinaga

• Porfirio Díaz

• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

• Rick Trevino

Which Mexican president promoted trade with foreign countries, opened new roads, built railroads, and established a national education system separate from Catholic Church run education?

• Jaime Madisono

• Francisco Villa

• Benito Juárez

• Porfirio Díaz

Who was a noted general in the civil war and the battles against the French, and eventually overthrew Juárez as president through a military coup?

• Emiliano Zapata

• Jorge Rodriguez

• Francisco Villa

• Victoriano Huerta

Who was a popular leader in the north of Mexico during the Mexican Revolution and had a Robin Hood policy of taking money from the rich and giving to the poor?

• Guillermo del Toro

• Emiliano Zapata

• Francisco Villa

• Salma Hayek

Who revised Mexico's constitution, which was adopted in 1917 and is still in effect today, promoting education, land reforms, and workers' rights?

• Diego Rivera

• Venustiano Carranza

• Porfirio Díaz

• Carlos Santana

Who seized power violently from Carranza and supported reforms in the revolutionary constitution, including land reform and public education?

• Oscar De La Hoya

• Porfirio Díaz

• Álvaro Obregón

• Jaime Camill

Which party rose to power in Mexico the year after Álvaro Obregón's assassination, initiating an ongoing period of peace and political stability in Mexico?

• PAN

• PRD

• PRI

• VERDE

Who was a liberal leader in Mexico and made an impactful speech to the Mexican Constitutional Convention about the unfairness of rich landowners keeping most Mexicans in debt and poverty?

• Benito Juárez

• Ponciana Arriaga

• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

• Emiliano Zapata

Who was a poor Zapotec Native American who became a lawyer and gained a reputation for honesty, integrity, hard work, and good judgment?

• Benito Juárez

• Porfirio Díaz

• Seamus Talbot

• Emiliano Zapata

Who fought against the French after their invasion of Mexico and was re-elected president of Mexico in 1867, rebuilding the postwar country?

• Joe Biden

• Benito Juárez

• Porfirio Díaz

• Rodolfo Flores