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WorksheetsReform War and the Second French Intervention
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The ___________ wanted a freedom of religion.
a)
Liberals
b)
Conservatives
2.
The ___________ wanted a centralist republic and preferred even a monarchy.
a)
Conservatives
b)
Liberals
3.
The ____________ wanted to preserve the social hierarchy in place during the colonial times.
a)
Liberals
b)
Conservatives
4.
The __________ were often consisting of rich and wealthy landowners.
a)
Liberals
b)
Conservatives
5.
The __________ wanted a lot of power in the hands of the church and army.
a)
Conservatives
b)
Liberals
6.
The ____________ believed that Catholicism should be the only accepted religion in Mexico.
a)
Liberals
b)
Conservatives
7.
The ______________ were mostly made up from Middle Class people.
a)
Liberals
b)
Conservatives
8.
The _____________ were against secularisation.
a)
Liberals
b)
Conservatives
9.
The ______________ really wanted a state in which politics and religion were separated (secularised state).
a)
Liberals
b)
Conservatives
10.
The ________________ wanted a state in which everybody was equal.
a)
Liberals
b)
Conservatives
11.
The _____________ wanted an economy that was protected by tariffs.
a)
Conservatives
b)
Liberals
12.
The ____________ wanted a free-trade economy and wanted to enter Mexico into the capitalist system.
a)
Liberals
b)
Conservatives
13.
The ___________ wanted to take land from the Church and redivide it among the poor and needy.
a)
Liberals
b)
Conservatives
14.
The ____________ wanted a political system that was similar to the U.S.A.
a)
Liberals
b)
Conservatives
15.
In which year was the constitution created that was the reason behind the Reform War?
a)
1824
b)
1857
c)
1861
d)
1856
16.
The constitution of 1857 was based on the ideas of ______________ because it represented a division of powers.
a)
Voltaire
b)
Hobbes
c)
Montesequieu
d)
Rousseau
17.
The constitution of 1857 was based on the ideas of ___________ because it secular.
a)
Montesquieu
b)
Voltaire
c)
Rousseau
d)
Locke
18.
The constitution of 1857 promoted individual rights over the rights of society as a whole.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
In the 1857 constitution, who was the vice-president?
a)
The minister of Foreign Affairs
b)
The Defence Secretary
c)
The Supreme Judge
d)
The minister of Internal Affairs
20.
During the Reform War, who was the leader of the liberals?
a)
Zualoga
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Juarez
d)
Comonfort
21.
During the Reform War, who was the inital leader of the conservatives?
a)
Juarez
b)
Comonfort
c)
Hobbes
d)
Zuloaga
22.
During the Reform War, who was the final leader of the conservatives (after the first leader fled the country)?
a)
Comonfort
b)
Juarez
c)
Zuloaga
d)
Porfirio Diaz
23.
In which year were the Reform Laws released?
a)
1857
b)
1858
c)
1859
d)
1860
24.
During the Reform War, some states supported the liberals, whereas other supported the conservatives.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Due to the Reform War, the economical problems of Mexico were partially solved.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
What was the name of the Plan released by the conservatives?
a)
Plan de Cordoba
b)
Plan de Tacubaya
c)
Plan de Iguala
d)
Plan de Merida
27.
What was the idea behind the Plan released by the conservatives?
a)
To make a new constitution, based on liberal ideas
b)
To declare the constitution of 1857 legit
c)
To eliminate the constitution of 1857
d)
To enhance the constitution with more liberal laws
28.
The liberals during the Reform War were supported by ____________
a)
The USA
b)
European monarchies
c)
Canada
d)
Nicaragua
29.
The conservatives believed that a monarchy would be better in stabilising Mexico.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
After the Reform War, Juarez was chosen as Mexico's President in July 1861.
a)
False
b)
True
31.
Where was the treaty signed in which the involved European countries agreed to pressure Mexico into paying its debts?
a)
London
b)
Frankfurt
c)
Madrid
d)
Paris
32.
Which European countries were involved in the Treaty in which they declared to pressure Mexico into paying its debts to them?
a)
Spain, Belgium and France
b)
France, Spain and England
c)
France, Spain and Austria
d)
Spain, England and Luxembourg
33.
Which Mexican port was blocked by the European nations during the Second French Intervention?
a)
Merida
b)
Veracruz
c)
Tampico
d)
Progreso
34.
Napoleon III wanted to create a puppet-state in Mexico to extend French influence around the world.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
Napoleon III wanted to colonise Mexico and annex the territory into France's overseas possessions.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
Maximilian would effectively be Napoleon III's puppet
a)
True
b)
False
37.
One of the reasons behind the Second French Intervention is the fact that Juarez did not want to suspend debt payments.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
One of the reasons behind the Second French Intervention in Mexico was the French ambition to expand their political and economic power globally.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
The outcome of the Battle of Puebla was not strange, seeing that the Mexicans had a much better and bigger army.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
Although the Mexican army defeated the French at Puebla, the French took control of Mexico City in that same month.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
Who was the commander of the Mexican army during the Battle of Puebla?
a)
Juarez
b)
Zaragoza
c)
Zuloaga
d)
Porfirio Diaz
42.
The Mexican Army during the Battle of Puebla was smaller, less trained and equipped with inferior material. However, they were still able to defeat the French army.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
When was the First Mexican Empire?
a)
1821-1823
b)
1820-1823
c)
1854-1857
d)
1864-1867
44.
When was the Second Mexican Empire?
a)
1821-1823
b)
1822-1824
c)
1864-1867
d)
1861-1867
45.
Maximillian was not favoured by the Conservatives nor the Liberals.
a)
True
b)
False
46.
Why was Maximillian not loved by the Conservatives in Mexico?
a)
According to them, he was too liberal.
b)
Since he was seen as a puppet from Napoleon III
c)
Since he was not willing to implement a liberal constitution
d)
Since he was supported by the French army.
47.
Why was Maximillian not loved by the Liberals in Mexico?
a)
Because he was not conservative enough for them.
b)
Because he was seen as a puppet from the French monarch.
c)
Because he wanted to impose import tariffs to protect Mexico's economy.
d)
Because he was married to a Belgian.
48.
Which of the following is not a reasons why France retreated its armies in 1867?
a)
Because too many soldiers died.
b)
Because the war was getting too costly.
c)
Because the people of France did not believe in the war anymore.
d)
Because the French armies were losing a lot of battle against the Mexicans.
49.
In which city was Maximillian caputured and later executed?
a)
Guanajato
b)
Queretaro
c)
Puebla
d)
Veracruz
50.
Who became the President after the Second French Intervention?
a)
Juarez
b)
Porfirio Diaz
c)
Zualoga
d)
Guerrero
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