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Wrote Plan de San Luis with the objective of ousting President Diaz
Francisco I. Madero
Once in power president Alvaro Obregón was aimed to pacify the country, the first step to do so was to get rid of possible threats to his power, what did he do in order to achieve this?
What is the Assasination of Francisco Villa?
Most caudillos during the Mexican Revolution fought for power, in the search of becoming the next president. Such is the case of Emiliano Zapata and Francisco Villa.
True of False?
False.
Which was Francisco Villa's favorite drink?
Straberry milkshakes
What is "Sindicalismo"?
He fought for the land and the vindication of indigenous rights. Caudillo from southern Mexico, creator of Plan de Ayala.
Emiliano Zapata
Historical Episode where military forces who opposed President Madero took Mexico City in the attempt to oust, which ended with the president's capture and assasination.
What is the "Ten Tragic Days"?
Movement organized by Francisco I. Madero in order to campaign against Porfirio Diaz and his un-democratic rule, prior to the elections of 1910. Reason for which arrested and sent to jail.
What is the "Antireelecionista" movement?
It was the agreement signed by General Victoriano Huerta, General Félix Díaz and the United States ambassador to Mexico Henry Lane Wilson, to overthrow the Madero government.
What is "Pact of the Embassy"?
Define Social Justice
refers to equality and social equity, equal opportunities, income distribution, labor and union rights, fight against poverty, etc.
Led the mighty "Division del Norte", one of the strongest caudillos of the revolution who was defeated at Battle of Celaya.
Francisco Villa
Event which triggered the events of Plan de San Luis. In this event, President Diaz opened the window for political opposition to compaign in the upcoming elections of that year.
Emiliano Zapata would always say "The land should be owned by those who work on it" and that's what he fought for. This mainly refered to which of his objectives?
The Agrarian Reform (Land Reform), Social Justice.
Name two of the legal achievements attained be the Mexican Revolution?
1917 Mexican Constitution
Land reforms, limited foreign ownership of key resources Guaranteed rights of workers
Restrictions on clerical education and church ownership of property Educational reforms
Workers organized and were represented in government
Define "Agrarian Reform"
distributing land to peasants in order to grant them legal possession of their work space, to guarantee their food security and organizational autonomy.
Venustiano Carranza
What was the Battle of Celaya?
Constitucionalistas, centralist and liberal.
It's objective was to oppose Carranza's government, to later overthrow it. Orchestrated by a scorn Alvaro Obregón along other caudillos from Sonora, such as Adolfo de La Huerta and Plutarco Elias Calles.
What is "Plan de Agua Prieta"?
What was a "Tienda de Raya" and what was negative about them?
Stores that were inside the Haciendas, where the peasants were forced to make their grosery shopping and went into debt forever. If someone escaped they were persecuted, which generated a situation of semi-slavery.
Moreover these did not allowed capitalism to develop in Mexico, as there was not an internal market to boos production.
Became president unlawfully after betraying and killing the former president. Was ousted by Plan de Guadalupe.
Attempted peace meeting between leaders of revolutionary forces, which failed due to the absence of President Carranza
What was the Aguascalientes Convention?
Are there any conections between SOCIALIST ideologies and the ideology driving the Mexican Revolution? Justify your answer.
Justification
This is one of the reforms included in the 1917 constitution which can be considered centrist and authoritatian?
The new Constitution confered dictatorial powers to the president. For example, giving him the right to confiscate the land from private landowners.
What is the name of the economic model impletemented during PORFIRIATO, which was more focused foreign capital than developing a domestic market.
"Crecimiento Hacia Afuera"
("Growth Outwards"