Understanding US-Mexico Relations and Geopolitical Strategies

The transcript discusses the US's strategic interests in preventing Mexico from becoming an industrialized nation, as outlined by a national security advisor during Jimmy Carter's presidency. The US aimed to keep Mexico as a supplier of raw materials and sought to declare Mexican oil as a US energy reserve. However, the rise of China as a global superpower and its alliance with Russia have complicated these plans, emphasizing the need for Mexico's progress within North America.

What was the main reason the United States did not want Mexico to become industrialized?

• To support Mexico's agricultural sector

• To encourage Mexico's technological advancement

• To maintain Mexico as a provider of raw materials

• To promote Mexico's economic independence

Who was the national security advisor to President Jimmy Carter that discussed the US's stance on Mexico?

• Madeleine Albright

• Zbigniew Brzezinski

• Condoleezza Rice

• Henry Kissinger

What did the United States want to declare as a reserve for its energy needs?

• Mexico's natural gas

• Mexico's coal

• Mexico's oil

• Mexico's solar energy

Which Mexican presidents were involved when the US almost succeeded in controlling Mexico's oil?

• López Obrador, Salinas, and Zedillo

• Fox, Calderón, and Peña Nieto

• Echeverría, De la Madrid, and Salinas

• Cárdenas, Alemán, and Ruiz Cortines

What major global change did the US fail to anticipate that affected its strategy towards Mexico?

• The rise of the European Union

• The economic boom in South America

• The decline of the Soviet Union

• The emergence of China as a superpower