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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 6-25-1996 |
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HIS145
1996 Fall - 9999 |
LEC
3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load
Acad |
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History
of Mexico |
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Survey of the political, economic, and social forces which
have shaped the development of Mexico from pre-Columbian times to the
present. Prerequisites: None. Course
Attribute(s): General Education Designation: Global
Awareness - [G] General Education Designation: Historical
Awareness - [H] General Education Designation: Social and Behavioral
Sciences - [SB] |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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HIS145 1996 Fall - 9999 |
History of Mexico |
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Summarize the social, political, and economic
characteristics of Precolumbian Mexico's indigenous
groups. (I) |
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Summarize the
history of Spain, especially the significance of the Moorish invasion and the
period of the Reconquista. (II, III) |
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3.
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Identify major forces, figures, and events in the Spanish
conquest of Mexico. (II) |
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Explain the "ecologic revolution" which occurred
with the meeting of the Old and New Worlds. (III) |
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Describe establishment, development, and syncretism of
culture in the colony of New Spain. (III) |
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Describe the establishment of the Spanish administrative
and judicial structure in Mexico. (III) |
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Explain the causes of the wars for independence, including
philosophies, economics, major figures, and events. (IV) |
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Describe the major causes of Mexico's political and
economic instability following the Wars of Independence. (V) |
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Describe 19th and 20th century foreign penetration into
Mexico. (V, VI) |
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Describe the Period of Reform and the French intervention
in Mexico. (VI) |
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Describe the Porfiriato and the
Mexican Revolution. (VII, VIII) |
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Describe the political, social, and economic conditions of
20th century Mexico. (IX, X) |
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Identify principal social groups in contemporary Mexico
and explain the relationships among them. (X) |
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Provide an overview of United States-Mexico relations
including trade and emigration to the United States. (X) |
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Identify and characterize 20th century Mexican writers and
artists with emphasis on the muralists. (X) |
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Identify and locate on a map the major geographical
features and principal indigenous groups of Mexico. (XI) |
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MCCCD
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HIS145 1996 Fall - 9999 |
History of Mexico |
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I. Precolumbian
Mexico's Social, Political, and Economic Characteristics A. The first Mexicans B. The classic period C. Post-classic Mexico D. Aztec society and
culture II. The Spanish Conquerors A. Overview of Spanish
history B. The Spanish invasion C. The fall of Tenochtitlan
D. The settlement of New
Spain III. The Colony of New
Spain A. The imperial system B. The colonial economy C. The colonial church D. Colonial society 1. Race 2. Social status E. Culture and daily life IV. The Bourbon Reforms and
the Movement Toward Independence A. The Bourbons restructure
New Spain B. The late colonial period
1. Society 2. Stress C. The wars for
independence and their causes 1. Philosophies 2. Economics 3. Major figures 4. Events D. The first Mexican empire
V. The Struggle for Unity,
1824-1855 A. The early Mexican
Republic, 1824-1833 B. Santa Anna and his
impact--what he symbolizes C. The loss of Texas and
the war with the United States D. The first half of the
19th century 1. Society 2. Culture VI. The Liberal Victory,
1855-1876 A. From Ayutla
to the Reform B. The French Intervention C. The restored republic,
1867-1876: nascent modernization D. The middle of the 19th
century 1. Society 2. Culture VII. The Porfiriato, 1876-1910 A. The making of the Porfiriato B. The process of stability
and modernization C. The costs of
modernization D. The society and culture VIII. The Military Phase of
the Revolution A. Rising discontent 1. Middle class concerns 2. The rise of workers'
discontent 3. The rural reaction B. The overthrow of Diaz
and the rise of Madero C. The rise of Huerta 1. American intervention 2. Huerta reforms D. The Plan de Guadalupe E. The revolution splinters
1. The rise of Carranza and
Obreg—n 2. Pancho
Villa and his defeat 3. Emiliano
Zapata and his assassination F. The Constitution of 1917
and promised reforms G. The assassination of
Carranza IX. The
Institutionalization of the Revolution, 1920-1940 A. Elver
Oregon implements the constitution B. Mexico under Plutarch
Calles, 1924-1934 C. Cartons, the revolution,
ejidos, and oil D. Society and culture from
Oregon to Cartons X. The Institutional
Revolution Since 1940 A. The retrenchment of
neo-liberalism B. The rise of discontent 1. The problems of workers
and campesinos 2. The eruption of 1968 and
its aftermath C. Economics, politics, and
oil D. Foreign policy and trade
E. Since World War II 1. Society 2. Culture XI. Geography of Mexico A. Physical geography B. Cities and states C. Cultural areas and
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