Leaders
Parties
Revolution
Important Words
Assassinations
100
The name of the man who created the PRI
Who is Plutarco Elias Calles
100
This party reigned for over 60 years with dominance in Mexicos politics
what is PRI
100
A parish priest that led the first series of wars in Mexico against the misrule of Spain in 1810.
Who is Miguel Hidalgo?
100
Exchange relationships that created loyalty among the PRI by giving leaders jobs and other benefits.
What is Clientelism
100
A landowner that ran against Diaz in the 1911 presidential election and had significant trouble stifling revolts.
Who is Francisco Madero?
200
The name of the name who began ejidos
Lazaro Cardenas
200
This is the name of the party that ended the PRI
what is the PAN
200
A local leader who led villagers through peasant revolt in order to displace Diaz.
Who is Emiliano Zapata?
200
The opposition of power within the Catholic church over Mexico that was especially prominent under the rule of Calles in the Sonoran Dynasty.
What is anticlericalism
200
The secretary general of PRI that was assassinated by Raul Salinas.
Who is Ruiz Massieu?
300
He is the current president of Mexico
who is Felipe Caldron
300
This is the name of the party Vicente Fox belongs to
what is the PAN
300
A conflict that resulted in Mexico's loss of territory to the United States.
What is the Texas War of Independence?
300
A small group of European-revering advisors that Porfirio Diaz relied on for decision making and political progress.
What are científicos
300
These events have been said to have led to the political discord in Mexico and loss of legitimacy in the PRI.
What are the assassinations in 1994
400
He was the first president in decades to be from a party other than PRI in 2000
Vicente Fox
400
PRI stands for this
What is Institutional Revolutionary Party
400
This man fought against dictator Porfirio Diaz and helped Francisco Madero become president.
Who is Pancho Villa
400
Collective land grants that were heavily distributed to peasant groups during Cárdenas' administration.
What are ejidos
400
An incident that some believe was fueled by the dissent to "democratic transformation" of political hard-liners in 1994.
What is the assassination of Luis Donald Colosio
500
The name of the leader who began clientelism in the 1940s
Who is Manuel Avila Camacho
500
PAN stands for this
what is National Action Party
500
This is the most important revolution in Mexico
What is the Mexican Revolution
500
A guerrilla movement that seized four towns in 1994 in Chiapas and demanded equality among groups, economic justice, and fair elections.
What is the EZLN
500
A document that led to significant power struggles that have been said to have led to the assassination of Zapata and Villa
What is the Constitution of 1917
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