U.S. and Canda History
Mexican History
Geography and Resources
Gov and Econ
Culture and Society
100
Who was president at the end of the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
100
Which Aztec ruler did the Spanish defeat?
Montezuma
100
What is significant about the Great Lakes?
They combine to make the largest body of fresh water in the world.
100
What is the Canadian Parliament?
Canada’s lawmaking branch of government
100
What are Canada’s official languages?
French and English
200
What was the key difference between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
The United States promoted capitalism; the Soviet Union promoted communism.
200
What advantage did Cortés have over Moctezuma?
He had stronger weapons, better armor, and horses.
200
In which of these areas is the population most dense?
West Coast
200
How can someone born in another country become a citizen of the United States?
Naturalization
200
What does the Day of the Dead honor in Mexican culture?
a person’s ancestors
300
What caused Britain’s American colonists to fight for independence?
Unfair laws and taxes by the British Government with no representation.
300
Why did Texas rebel against Mexico?
Mexico limited Texas’s self-government and immigration.
300
Where are the main oil fields in the United States?
southern Great Plains
300
What are maquiladoras in Mexico?
foreign-owned factories that assemble parts into export products
300
What is the definition of mass media?
communication that reaches large audiences
400
What prompted Japan to surrender and end WWII in the Pacific?
The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
400
What profession did Miguel Hidalgo have before leading a rebellion?
Catholic priest
400
Where is the Mexican Plateau?
Between two ranges of the Sierra Madres
400
What economic problem does Mexico face?
growing unemployment
400
What increased the speed of transportation in the 1800s?
canals and railroads
500
What event marked the official end of WWII in Europe?
The surrender of Japan in August 1945
500
What was the top social class in colonial Mexico?
peninsulares
500
Where are Mexico's oil reserves located?
Along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico
500
What challenge to Mexico’s democracy emerged in the 2000s?
Drug cartels took control of large parts of the country.
500
What background do mestizos have?
mixed ancestry
600
What year did the US Civil War officially end?
1865
600
What did it mean that Mexico's oil industry was nationalized in 1938?
It was owned and controlled by the government.
600
Where is a majority of wheat production in the U.S.? (region or states)
Great Plains/Oklahoma, Kansas, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Colorado, etc
600
From where did immigrants come during the fourth wave of U.S. immigration in the 1960s?
Asia and the Caribbean
600
Which is evidence that traditions still play a role in Mexican daily life?
Vaqueros work on ranches in northern Mexico.
700
What countries/regions were inspired by the American Revolution?
France, Central America, Haiti
700
What event in Mexican history happened in 1824?
A new constitution was adopted.
700
What caused the Dust Bowl?
A period of drought and soil erosion occurred (hard to grow plants and dust clouds).
700
What was an important result of the presidency of Vicente Fox?
multiparty democracy
700
Why is Quebec both British and French?
The Quebec Act allowed both cultures.