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34 Cards in this Set
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Mexico's continent
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North America
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The 2 areas that border the Mexican Plateau
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Sierra Madre Oriental and Sierra Madre Occidental
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The 1917 Mexican Constitution granted permission to the government to take _______away from citizens.
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land
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To what zone in Mexico does Tierra fria refer?
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the cold zone
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Most of Mexico has this type of climate....
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dry climate
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From which country did Mexico become independent?
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Spain
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After gaining idependence, Mexico's government was often overthrown by this group....
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the military
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Who became the dictator after leading a revolt against Iturbide?
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Santa Anna
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Describe Santa Anna's feeling about Texas wanting independence...
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He was so strongly opposed to the idea that he fought a war with Texas.
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Which country took over nearly half of Mexico's land as a result of war?
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The United States
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Name the treaty that ended the war between Mexico and the U.S.
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Treaty of Guadelupe
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What was La Reforma?
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When Benito Juarez tried to give Mexicans more freedom and a better life
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This group opposed Benito Juarez...
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the military leaders
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Which nation put Maximilian incharge of Mexico?
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France
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This was the name of the police force organized by Porforio Diaz.....
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rurales
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What policy did Porforio Diaz use to reward and punish people?
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"Bread or the Club"
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Who led the revolution of poor people against Madero?
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Zapata
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What was the solution that Francisco Madero had for the trouble in Mexico under Diaz?
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He favored democracy
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Where, in Mexico, are the volcanoes located?
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in southern Mexico
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Term for people who lived and worked on the haciendas....
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"peons"
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Define "ejidos"....
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land given to an entire village
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When President Cardenas was in power, what became of foreign owned oil fields?
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The Mexican governement took over the fields from those foreign countries
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The term when a government takes over property of foreign investors....
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"expropriate"
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Poncho Villa was a:
President Resort town Bandit Spanish king |
bandit
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Be sure you know the details of the rule of Porforio Diaz...
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this is one of your essay topics
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Be sure that you know about the changes that resulted from the 1911-1920 revolution..
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this is one of your essay topics
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On which side of Mexico is the Yucatan Peninsula?
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the eastern side
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What do the Mexicans call the Gulf of California?
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Sea of Cortes
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This river forms the boundary between the U.S. and Mexico...
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Rio Grande
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These countries border Mexico on the south...
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Guatemala; Belize
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Most people in Mexico live in the"
Mountains Deserts Basins Canyons |
basins
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Mexico's capital city....
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Mexico City
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Mexico's major religion....
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Catholic
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What 2 elements do climographs show?
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precipitaton and temperature
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