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| Who said, "Why is it not the right of every man of any race to have an adequate shelter to call home?" | Lázaro Cadenas |
| What was the supreme purpose of Lázaro Cardenas' life? | uplifting the Indian |
| Which two Mexicans became president in their thirties and also made a new spirit in Mexico? | Lázaro Cardenas and Francisco Madero |
| Who was Lázaro Cardenas' hero? | Francisco Madero |
| Who was the first president of Mexico to advocate women's suffrage and the independence of women? | Lázaro Cardenas |
| What historic building where presidents since Maximilian had lived did Lázaro Cardenas transform into a museum so that the "lowliest" could enter freely? | Chapultepec Palace |
| Who divided his lemon farm among workers leaving only one like share for his little son? | Lázaro Cardenas |
| Who encouraged the people to tell him their needs by having the national telegraph transmit messages for free one hour per day? | Lázaro Cardenas |
| Which Mexican president never killed a political enemy while in office? | Lázaro Cardenas |
| In 1935 what did Cardenas order to be compulsory and free? | Education |
| Name the document that was drawn up that guaranteed the right "to be born of healthy parents, with the means to bring them up properly" during Cardenas' presidency? | A children's bill of rights |
| What two programs were not well received by the Indians and at times led to the death of the providers? | health care and education |
| Why will March 18, 1938 always be remembered by Mexicans, Americans and British alike? | Cardenas expropriated the properties of the American and British Oil Companies in Mexico. |
| When Mexico expropriated the oil companies in Mexico, what did the U.S. do to retaliate? | It suspended its regular purchases of Mexican silver. |
| What oil company reportedly ordered a boycott of Mexican oil after Cardenas expropriated all the American and British oil companies in Mexico? | Shell |
| In 1939, with what countries was Mexico forced to trade? | Germany, Italy and Japan |
| Who said, "As long as there are villages without water, as long as thousands of villages are asking for land. . .how can we stop the Revolution? | Lázaro Cardenas |
| the "feathered serpent" | Quetzalcaotl |
| the origin of the word "mariachi" | the French word "mariage" (marriage) |
| maracas | rattle-like instruments |
| las posadas | the song that people sing as they follow Joseph and Mary looking for lodging |
| the Mexican priest who led the drive for independence on Sept. 16, 1810 | Miguel Hidalgo |
| the territory that seceded from Mexico in 1836 and joined the United States | Texas |
| the percentaje of territory that Mexico lost ater the Mexican War (1846 - 48) | 1/3 |
| the political party that has dominated Mexico since 1946 | PRI |
| voting age in Mexico | 18 |
| guacamole | made of avocados,tomatoes,onion,olive oil,salt,pepper,lemon juice, chili pepper |
| La Bamba | a movie based on the life of rock star Ritchie Valens |
| Stand and Deliver | the true story of Jaime Escalante, a math teacher in Los Angeles |
| Sor Juana de la Cruz | possibly the greatest female poet that Mexico has ever produced |
| ejido | a form of landholding that combined private plots with some group autority over their size and use |
| Porfirio Díaz | the Mexican dictator who stayed in power for 34 years |
| Francisco Madero | the only man in Mexico who dared run against the dictator, Porfirio Días, in an election |
| Emiliano Zapata | Who issued the Plan de Ayala. . .saying that part of all large estates must be divided for the well-being of the poor? |
| Pancho Villa | sometimes compared to Robin Hood;bandit and cattle rustler in the North |
| the second article of what constitution stated that the nation owns all minerals and any other substnaces in the subsoil | The Constituion of 1917 |
| When did Francisco Madero overthrow Porfirio Díaz? | 1910 |
| soldaderas | the women who were part of the revolutionary armies |
| corridos | songs sung by the revolutionary armies |
| the name of the heroine of many corridos (songs sung by the revolutionary armies) | Adelitas |
| carrillera | the belt slung around the shoulders to hold bullets |
| Tomasa | a soldadera who fought in Pancho Villa's campaigns. She sought a verteran's pension and was denied. |
| After whom are the Zapatistas, who formed mainly by Indian peasants,led a rebellion against the military in Chiapas, named? | Emiliano Zapata |
| Diego Rivera | the Mexican muralist who glorified all of the Mexican people |
| the Virgin of Guadalupe | Whose picture do Mexicans carry when they are trying to get more rights? |
| Santa Ana | He was hated by the Mexicans for selling another little piece of Mexico to the U.S. after Mexico had lost 1/3 of its territory |
| Whom do a lot of people in Mexico admire today because he is "David" fighting "Goliath" (the U.S.)? | Fidel Castro |
| Subcomandante Marcos | the charismatic leader of the Zapatistas |
| Hernán Cortés | the Spanish Conquistador who conquered , murdered and enslaved the Aztecs |
| Titicaca | the lake where the Aztecs made their capital |
| Carlos Salinas | the corrupt politician elected in Mexico in 1988 who would go into exile |
