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100

What is the name of the economic model that aimed to manufacture in Mexico products that were previously purchased from other countries?

Import Substitution Industrialization (ISI).

100

Which Mexican president served from 1946 to 1952 and promoted industrialization and public works?

Miguel Alemán Valdés

100

What type of products did Mexico aim to manufacture instead of purchasing them from other countries?

Manufactured or industrial goods

100

Where did many people move from rural areas to find jobs in factories?

To cities

100

Where did the manufactured products come from that Mexico wanted to stop buying from abroad?

Other countries

200

What is the purchase of products from other countries called?

Imports

200

Which Mexican president served from 1940 to 1946, during World War II?

Manuel Ávila Camacho

200

What tax on imported products could help protect Mexican manufacturers?

Tariffs

200

Which economic activity provided new jobs as more factories were built?

Manufacturing

200

What could happen to domestic companies if they were overly protected and faced little foreign competition?

They could become less competitive and have fewer incentives to improve their products

300

What economic policy used measures such as tariffs to protect domestic companies?

Economic protectionism

300

Which president nationalized Mexico’s oil industry in 1938, before the ISI model reached its peak?

Lázaro Cárdenas del Río

300

How could the government support domestic companies through loans or financial assistance?

By providing loans, subsidies, and government support

300

What is the growth of cities due partly to migration and industrial expansion called?

Urbanization

300

What problem arose when Mexican factories continued to depend on imported machinery and components?

Dependence on foreign inputs and technology

400

Which sector of the economy transforms raw materials into finished products?

The industrial sector, also known as the secondary sector

400

Which president served from 1958 to 1964 during the period of Stabilizing Development?

Adolfo López Mateos

400

What problem did some Mexican factories face when they needed machinery and technology from abroad?

Dependence on foreign machinery and technology

400

Which social group grew as administrative, professional, and industrial jobs expanded?  

The urban middle class

400

What economic difficulties became more evident during the 1970s, including rising debt and inflation?

Economic imbalances, inflation, and increasing national debt

500

What was one of the main goals of import substitution in Mexico?

To reduce dependence on foreign products and strengthen domestic industry

500

What is the name commonly given to the period of sustained economic growth in Mexico from approximately 1940 to 1970?

The Mexican Miracle

500

What economic strategy involves investing in roads, electricity, and other infrastructure to promote industrial growth?

Public investment in infrastructure

500

What type of inequality continued despite industrial growth, as not all regions and social groups benefited equally?

Economic and regional inequality

500

In what year did Mexico join the GATT as part of the trade liberalization process that became increasingly important in the 1980s?

1986