ASSIGNMENT  4:

Mexico Videos:

Watch the two videos on the History of Mexico (use the following links below).  Answer the questions from the two videos.  I will count the first 15 correct answers.  Each question counts one point.  (15 points possible)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyZ0FzJ73n4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXUrarqmchE
  1. What was the land of Mexico know as after the fall of the Aztecs?
  2. How many pure Spaniards lived in Mexico in 1800?  What was their position and status in society?
  3. Who raised the banner of a peasant revolution in Mexico in 1810?  What was the leader’s background?  What books and writing did Hidalgo read
  4. Why was an emperor needed in Mexico in 1821?
  5. Why was Emperor Iturbide toppled by Santa Ana in 1823
  6. What were the causes of discontent and conflict between the Americans in Texas and Mexican officials
  7. How does Santa Ana react to the Texas rebellion
  8. What were the attitudes/views of the Mexicans and the Americans regarding the Battle of the Alamo?  How did each side interpret the event
  9. How did Santa Ana react when the Texans attacked his army at San Jacinto?  How did that affect Texas
  10. What happened to Santa Ana’s leg
  11. What were some things that turned Mexicans against Santa Ana
  12. What led to the war between Mexico and the United States in 1845
  13. Who in the United States opposed war with Mexico?  Why did they oppose the war
  14. Who two Americans at Buena Vista later became important leaders?  What offices did each later hold
  15. What areas did Mexico lose at the end of the Mexican-American War
  16. What did the liberal constitution of 1857 call for?  How did Mexican conservatives react to the constitution
  17. What was unique about Benito Juarez’s background?
  18. What were Juarez’s goals as leader of Mexico?  What measures did he take against the Catholic Church
  19. What foreign leader supported the Catholic Church in Mexico
  20. Why did France intervene in Mexico?  What was the goal of France?  Why couldn’t the United States do anything about French intervention
  21. Why is Cinco de Mayo, a Mexican national holiday, celebrated?  What does it commemorate
  22. Who supported Juarez’s rebel army in its fight against the French in Mexico?