20th and 21st Century Mexico quiz
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Which political party controlled the Mexican presidency from 1929 until 2000?
Answer: PRI
Why: The party ran under three names in that span, starting as the Partido Nacional Revolucionario in 1929.
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The Zapatista uprising in Chiapas famously began on which holiday in 1994?
Answer: New Year's Day
Why: NAFTA took effect that same day, and the rebels believed it would deepen inequality in Chiapas.
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What colour flare did reporter John Rodda see signal the firing at Tlatelolco?
Answer: Green flares
Why: A green flare and a red one were both dropped that evening, which is why accounts of the signal differ.
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Why did Pancho Villa raid Columbus, New Mexico, in 1916?
Answer: The US supported his political rival
Why: This attack prompted President Woodrow Wilson to send 10,000 US troops into Mexico under General Pershing, though they failed to capture Villa.
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Which massive earthquake led to increased Mexican civil society activism?
Answer: 1985 earthquake
Why: Volunteer brigades dug survivors out while the government stalled, and several of those groups became lasting organisations.
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What was the popular name for the 1994 currency crisis?
Answer: The December Mistake
Why: Abroad it is the Tequila Crisis; the peso was floated on 22 December 1994 and lost about half its value in the months that followed.
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