Mexican revolution

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

• Porfirio Diaz

• Francisco Madero

• Pancho Villa

• Pascual Orozco

___ became the Mexican president after Porfirio Díaz resigned.

• Felix Diaz

• Emiliano Zapata

• Venustiano Carranza

• Francisco Madero

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

• Enrique Peña Nieto

• Porfirio Diaz

• Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

• Emiliano Zapata

Which group were most discontent in the revolution?

• Wealthy

• Middle

• Leaders

• Laboring and Rural

What was the Porfiriato?

• The year Porfirio Diaz was born

• The year Porfirio Diaz was taken down

• The name of the time period that Diaz was president

• The name of the constitutional revolution

Who was Francisco Madero?

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

• Military general who served for a year and put down revolts

• Revolutionary who fought to give back land

• Military leader who help rich people

Who was Emiliano Zapata?

• Man who won against Porfirio Diaz

• Northern "rebel" who wanted social reform

• Harsh general who was for the Hacienda System

• Farmer from south with Native American heritage who wanted land reform

What was the Hacienda System?

• Diaz's private circle of people

• People who wanted a constitution that would benefit Hacienda owners

• It refers to the constitutional revolution

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

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

• his dictatorship brought about a stable government

• other elites were sensitive to the greed of the Porfirians

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

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

What happened after Porfirio Diaz resigned from power in 1911?

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

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

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

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