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Lesson 8.1 The Consolidation of Modern México

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who became president on December 1st, 1934?

a)

Porfirio Díaz

b)

Manuel Avila Camacho

c)

Lázaro Cárdenas

d)

Juan Andreu Almazán

2.

In 1929, the economy of the whole world became wealthy.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Choose an organization that was created during the 1930´s.

a)

Sistema para el Desarrollo Integral de la Familia del Distrito Federal

b)

Fondo de Cultura Económica

c)

Instituto Mexicano de Seguro Social

d)

Insituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores

4.

Oil was essential for transportation, electricity, and the production of ____.

a)

plastic

b)

wood

c)

agriculture

d)

farming

5.

The first companies to exploit the huge oil deposits were the British and the (a)   companies.

6.

After the World War ___,it was evident tht the countries had to have enough oil reserves for their trasnportation.

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

7.

Foreign companies paid their Mexican and their foreign workers ______.

a)

equally

b)

unequally

8.

When the oil companies merged, what company was created?

a)

DIF

b)

PEMEX

c)

ISSTE

d)

SEP

9.

Who controlled the mexican company created with the merging of the foreign companies?

a)

The citizens

b)

The government

c)

A private citizen

10.

Who expropriated the oil companies in México?

a)

Álvaro Obregón

b)

Porfirio Díaz

c)

Manuel Ávila Camacho

d)

Lázaro Cárdenas

11.

When did the oil expropriation happen?

a)

March 18th, 1938

b)

April 20th, 1920

c)

December 1st, 1934

d)

March 21st, 1967

12.

Who worked wonders to substitute from one day to the next the presence of the foreign techinicians?

a)

the government

b)

the foreign companies

c)

the oil workers

d)

the unemployed citizens

13.

In 1938, the Partido Nacional Revolucionario (PNR) became the (a)   (PRM).

14.

The PRM was organized into (a)   sections.

15.

The PRM was divided into workers, the peasants, the _______, and the military.

a)

government

b)

lower class

c)

middle class

d)

doctors

16.

In 1940, the candidate of the _____, Manuel Ávila Camacho, defeated General Juan Andreu Almazán.

a)

PAN

b)

PRM

c)

PC

d)

PPS

17.

What is the meaning of "ancestor"?

a)

dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people

b)

something in the past from which something else has developed

c)

to send or shoot (something, such as a rocket) into the air or water into outer space

d)

a place where unwanted substances in somethings are removed

18.

What is the meaning of "refinery"?

a)

dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people

b)

something in the past from which something else has developed

c)

to send or shoot (something, such as a rocket) into the air or water into outer space

d)

a place where unwanted substances in somethings are removed

19.

What is the meaning of "corruption"?

a)

dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people

b)

something in the past from which something else has developed

c)

to send or shoot (something, such as a rocket) into the air or water into outer space

d)

a place where unwanted substances in somethings are removed

20.

What is the meaning of "launching"?

a)

dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people

b)

something in the past from which something else has developed

c)

to send or shoot (something, such as a rocket) into the air or water into outer space

d)

a place where unwanted substances in somethings are removed