October 25

Lázaro Cárdenas

Prompt: Determine the aims, methods, and achievements of Lázaro Cárdenas during the renewal of the revolution between 1934 and 1940.

Final product: group’s choice

  • Poster
  • Powerpoint/Prezi
  • Video
  • FRQ (Free Response Question)

Specifics:

  • You must limit yourself to the links below, as well as anything in the blue Mexican Revolution packet
  • You must use at least 3 primary sources (the posters, mural, and speech are the primary sources)
  • You must include a bibliography of the sources you DID use, as well as correctly formatted internal citation
  • Be sure you have included ALL parts of the prompt in your answer

Due Date: end of the period on Friday, October 27

  • Any time extensions must be worked out on an individual basis with your teacher.

Links:

  1. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lazaro-Cardenas Links to an external site.
  2. https://www.telesurtv.net/english/analysis/Mexicos-Lazaro-Cardenas-The-Perfect-Politician--20141018-0035.html Links to an external site.
  3. http://global.oup.com/us/companion.websites/9780195375701/pdf/SPD7_Nationalization_Mex_Oil.pdf Links to an external site. (Cárdenas speech announcing the nationalization of the oil industry)
  4. http://latinamericanhistory.oxfordre.com/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780199366439.001.0001/acrefore-9780199366439-e-21 Links to an external site. (scroll down to the section titled “Consolidation and Reconstruction” and the 2nd half of that section is about Cárdenas)
  5. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lazaro_Cardenas_Jijilpan.JPG Links to an external site. (mural of Cárdenas by Roberto Cueva del Rio)
  6. https://www.fulltable.com/vts/t/ttf/tgp/pst/01/03.jpg Links to an external site. (May Day 1947 poster – you might want to look up what May Day means in the context of labor)
  7. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2087/2359823515_94f45a9847_o.jpg Links to an external site. (Cárdenas propaganda poster - you might need to use a Spanish-speaking friend or Google Translate to understand what it is saying)
  8. https://youtu.be/pVWcgOcvgV0?t=1h20m10s Links to an external site. (The Storm that Swept Mexico – watch from 1.20:10 to the end) (1.33:25-1.43:53 is on art, if you have already seen this, skip this part)