HISTORY OF MEXICO - FINAL EXAM
IDENTIFICATIONS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Venustiano Carranza - Correct Answers -He became president of Mexico in 1914. He
succeeded the harsh President Huerta. He approved the constitution of 1917. Was
assassinated.
Alvaro Obregon - Correct Answers -President in 1920. Was a supporter of revolutionary
nationalism. agaristas supported him, and the army supported him. CROM also
supported hum because Luis Morones was his buddy.
Plutarco Elias Calles - Correct Answers -- The successor of Obregon when he was
assassinated in 1928. He founded the National Revolutionary Party (PNR).
- Changed the presidential term to 6 years
Sonoran Dynasty - Correct Answers -Oregon, Huerta, Cárdenas.
revolutionary nationalism - Correct Answers -a desire to break loose from their
established governments and rule themselves based on what they saw as "natural"
boundaries of national origin
Agraristas - Correct Answers -Those in support of the agrarian reform movement/
CROM
Confederacion Regional de Obreros Mexicanos (CROM) - Correct Answers -Lead by
Luis Morones and all industrial organizations were a part of it
The way that Calles and obragon got unionized workers into the PNR.
Luis Morones - Correct Answers -Leader of the Confederacion Regional Obrera
Mexicana (CROM). Promised Obregón that land reform would happen peacefully.
, Bucareli street accords - Correct Answers -1923 dispute b/w Oregon and Calles against
Huerta - Wanted US to not help Huerta/not interfere and US oil companies could
continue to exploit Mexican oil.
Cristero War - Correct Answers -a widespread struggle in many central-western
Mexican states against the secularist, anti-Catholic and anti-clerical policies of the
Mexican government
Partido Nacional Revolucionario (PNR) - Correct Answers -1928. Mexico's nationalistic
government under President Lázaro Cárdenas promotes domestic industrialization
through high import barriers.
- Calles is the founder
- Based on revolutionary nationalism
Lazaro Cardenas - Correct Answers -President of Mexico (1934-1940). He brought
major changes to Mexican life by distributing millions of acres of land to the peasants,
bringing representatives of workers and farmers into the inner circles of politics, and
nationalizing the oil industry and railroads to boost the economy.
Ejido - Correct Answers -farmland granted by the government and owned collectively by
members of a rural community
- Created by cardenas
- stopped by Salinas
Partido de la Revolucion Mexicana (PRM) - Correct Answers -1938. Started by
Cardenas, was a corporatist party.
Had CTM for labor, CNC for peasants, CNOP and FSTSE for the popular sector, and
the army sector.
Turned into the PRI in 1948
Confederacion Nacional Campesina (CNC) - Correct Answers -CNC; mass organization
of the peasant sector of the PRI
Confederacion de Trabajodores Mexicanos (CTM) - Correct Answers -For many years it
was one of the pillars of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI). It was founded
under Cardenas in 1936.
Manuel Avila Camacho - Correct Answers -Didn't do any more reforms but was a good
friend to the US.
Granted bases to the US during WW2 and Mexico attempted to fill industrial labor
needs of US during WW2 as well.
Sinarquistas - Correct Answers -Lead by Salvador Abascal. Wanted pre revolution
government back and believed Cardenas was a socialist/communist
IDENTIFICATIONS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Venustiano Carranza - Correct Answers -He became president of Mexico in 1914. He
succeeded the harsh President Huerta. He approved the constitution of 1917. Was
assassinated.
Alvaro Obregon - Correct Answers -President in 1920. Was a supporter of revolutionary
nationalism. agaristas supported him, and the army supported him. CROM also
supported hum because Luis Morones was his buddy.
Plutarco Elias Calles - Correct Answers -- The successor of Obregon when he was
assassinated in 1928. He founded the National Revolutionary Party (PNR).
- Changed the presidential term to 6 years
Sonoran Dynasty - Correct Answers -Oregon, Huerta, Cárdenas.
revolutionary nationalism - Correct Answers -a desire to break loose from their
established governments and rule themselves based on what they saw as "natural"
boundaries of national origin
Agraristas - Correct Answers -Those in support of the agrarian reform movement/
CROM
Confederacion Regional de Obreros Mexicanos (CROM) - Correct Answers -Lead by
Luis Morones and all industrial organizations were a part of it
The way that Calles and obragon got unionized workers into the PNR.
Luis Morones - Correct Answers -Leader of the Confederacion Regional Obrera
Mexicana (CROM). Promised Obregón that land reform would happen peacefully.
, Bucareli street accords - Correct Answers -1923 dispute b/w Oregon and Calles against
Huerta - Wanted US to not help Huerta/not interfere and US oil companies could
continue to exploit Mexican oil.
Cristero War - Correct Answers -a widespread struggle in many central-western
Mexican states against the secularist, anti-Catholic and anti-clerical policies of the
Mexican government
Partido Nacional Revolucionario (PNR) - Correct Answers -1928. Mexico's nationalistic
government under President Lázaro Cárdenas promotes domestic industrialization
through high import barriers.
- Calles is the founder
- Based on revolutionary nationalism
Lazaro Cardenas - Correct Answers -President of Mexico (1934-1940). He brought
major changes to Mexican life by distributing millions of acres of land to the peasants,
bringing representatives of workers and farmers into the inner circles of politics, and
nationalizing the oil industry and railroads to boost the economy.
Ejido - Correct Answers -farmland granted by the government and owned collectively by
members of a rural community
- Created by cardenas
- stopped by Salinas
Partido de la Revolucion Mexicana (PRM) - Correct Answers -1938. Started by
Cardenas, was a corporatist party.
Had CTM for labor, CNC for peasants, CNOP and FSTSE for the popular sector, and
the army sector.
Turned into the PRI in 1948
Confederacion Nacional Campesina (CNC) - Correct Answers -CNC; mass organization
of the peasant sector of the PRI
Confederacion de Trabajodores Mexicanos (CTM) - Correct Answers -For many years it
was one of the pillars of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI). It was founded
under Cardenas in 1936.
Manuel Avila Camacho - Correct Answers -Didn't do any more reforms but was a good
friend to the US.
Granted bases to the US during WW2 and Mexico attempted to fill industrial labor
needs of US during WW2 as well.
Sinarquistas - Correct Answers -Lead by Salvador Abascal. Wanted pre revolution
government back and believed Cardenas was a socialist/communist
