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Mexican revolution

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Mexican Revolution started because Mexicans were opposed to the dictator-like rule of their president, _____

a)

Porfirio Diaz

b)

Francisco Madero

c)

Pancho Villa

d)

Pascual Orozco

2.

___ became the Mexican president after Porfirio Díaz resigned.

a)

Felix Diaz

b)

Emiliano Zapata

c)

Venustiano Carranza

d)

Francisco Madero

3.

Who's dictatorship was Mexico under at the start of the Mexican Revolution?

a)

Enrique Peña Nieto

b)

Porfirio Diaz

c)

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

d)

Emiliano Zapata

4.

Which group were most discontent in the revolution?

a)

Wealthy

b)

Middle

c)

Leaders

d)

Laboring and Rural

5.

What was the Porfiriato?

a)

The year Porfirio Diaz was born

b)

The year Porfirio Diaz was taken down

c)

The name of the time period that Diaz was president

d)

The name of the constitutional revolution

6.

Who was Francisco Madero?

a)

Man who took down Porfirio Diaz, wrote "Plant of San Luis Potosi"

b)

Military general who served for a year and put down revolts

c)

Revolutionary who fought to give back land

d)

Military leader who help rich people

7.

Who was Emiliano Zapata?

a)

Man who won against Porfirio Diaz

b)

Northern "rebel" who wanted social reform

c)

Harsh general who was for the Hacienda System

d)

Farmer from south with Native American heritage who wanted land reform

8.

What was the Hacienda System?

a)

Diaz's private circle of people

b)

People who wanted a constitution that would benefit Hacienda owners

c)

It refers to the constitutional revolution

d)

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

9.

Which of the following is false regarding Porfirio Diaz's 34-year presidency?

a)

his dictatorship brought about a stable government

b)

other elites were sensitive to the greed of the Porfirians

c)

advised by educated, business-oriented leaders who wanted to engage in a free-market political approach

d)

in efforts to unseat Diaz, caudillos rose to challenge one another for power

10.

What happened after Porfirio Diaz resigned from power in 1911?

a)

The Mexican Revolution began. Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata led armies to the capital.

b)

La Reforma took power of the government and made changes to land distribution.

c)

Victoriano Huerta took control of the government and ruled peacefully for 14 years.

d)

New rulers struggled to keep control, leading Mexico to have 3 presidents in less than 3 years.