Mexico

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Mexico

• A Place of Three
• Cultures

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What are the three cultures that make up Modern
Mexico?

• Indian
• Spanish
• Modern

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Indian
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Indian

• Aztecs built the most powerful empire in Mexico
• In the 1400s they controlled most of south
  central Mexico
• Tenochtitlan was their capital
• Built on an island in a lake. It was were modern
  day Mexico City is.
• In 1519 the Spanish conquered the Aztecs and left
  their empire in ruins

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Tenochtitlan
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Spanish
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Spanish

• Spanish established four social classes in Mexico
• Peninsulares Those born in Spain.
• They held high official positions
• Criollos People of Spanish ancestry
• Mestizos People of mixed ancestry
• Mixed Spanish and Native American heritage
• Indians Native to Mexico
• They were the lowest level of society
• Indians worked on haciendas or large
  Spanish-owned estates
• Most of the time they didnt get much money and
  lived almost a slaves existence

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Spanish

• Mexico became independent in 1821
• In 1910 the Mexican Revolution occurred
• They got rid of the dictatorship that was running
  the country
• They established a democratic government
• They tried to establish the thought of land,
  bread and justice for all

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Mexico Today
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Mexico Today

• Large estates were purchased and broken up so
  more people could work the land
• They redistributed it to groups that owned the
  land or Ejidos
• Most of these people practice subsistence farming
• The rest are large commercial farms or
  Latifundios or Haciendas

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Mexico Today

• Urban Life
• Upper class small group
• Well educated
• Most are descendents of Criollos
• Middle class Skilled workers
• This group is growing
• Lower class Very poor
• This is the largest group

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Mexico Today

• Mexicos economy
• Three major industries
• Tourism
• Petroleum
• Manufacturing
• Maquiladoras
• Factories that make products for sale in the U.S.
• Many of these factories are located near the U.S.
  Mexican border

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Mexico Today

• NAFTA
• North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement
• Trade agreement between U.S., Canada Mexico
• Reduces or takes away tariffs on trade

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Mexico Today

• Emigration
• Many workers go to the U.S. to work and make
  money
• Mexico is quickly urbanizing
• Mexico City is the largest city in the world
• Mexico City is also one of the dirtiest cities
  in the world
• Mexicans move to the city in search of jobs

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