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At which battle was Obregon badly defeated?
Battle of Celaya
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Which months make up the pronounced rainy season in the steppe?
July, August, and September
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The steppe reaches temperatures above what in the winter?
100 °F
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The steppe is important agriculturally because of what feature?
canals
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The mountain climate is found in which part of the state?
western
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The state has great diversity thanks to the large number of what?
microclimates
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What type of life varies greatly with the elevation in the mountains?
flora
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The state is home to one of the largest variation species of which genus?
Pinus
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Several species of which type dot the steppe and transition zone?
Juniperus
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Which city in the state exceeds one million?
Ciudad Juárez
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Juarez is ranked where among cities in the country?
eighth
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El Paso and Ciudad Juarez combine for a population of how many people?
2.4 million
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What is the literacy rate in Chihuahua City?
98%
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What percentage of people in Chihuahua live in cities?
76.5%
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French forces tried to capture the liberal government based where?
Saltillo
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Which two generals lost against the French on September 21, 1864?
José María Patoni and Jesús González
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The goverment led by whom was forced to evacuate Saltillo?
President Juárez
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Which was the last city through which Juarez evacuated?
Chihuahua, Chihuahua
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Which governor led the supportive reception of President Juarez?
Ángel Trías
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Benito Juarez was reelected in which year?
1867
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Which state gave Juarez a particularly notably strong support?
Chihuahua
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Who was confirmed to be the president of the state of Chihuahua?
Luis Terrazas
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Which general turned himself over to Donato Guerra?
General Canto
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Which year's election was perceived to be fraudulent?
1871
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The Diaz administration allowed the elite to concentrate wealth by favoring what?
monopolies
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Two-fifths of the state's territory was divided between how many families?
17
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This state grew at a rapid pace during the Porfiriato.
Chihuahua
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What were installed throughout the state in 1883?
telephone lines
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Asian immigrants became integral to the state economy by opening what businesses?
restaurants, small grocery stores, and hotels.
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The Porfiriato ended in which year?
1910
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The beginning of what ended the Porfiriato?
Mexican Revolution
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Who stated that Mexico was ready for a Democracy and that he would step down?
Díaz
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Who was incarcerated while running against Diaz?
Madero
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Who took up arms in support of Madero?
Toribio Ortega
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The uneasy alliance between whom eventually won rebels the victory?
Carranza, Obregón, Villa, and Zapata
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The fight against Huerta formally ended on which date?
August 15, 1914
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In which city did Obregon sign a number of treaties?
Teoloyucan
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Who made a triumphant entry into Mexico City on August 20, 1914?
Carranza
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Which is the main mountain range in the state?
Sierra Madre Occidental
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What altitude does the mountain range reach at maximum?
10,826 ft (3,300 m)
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Which state has more forests than any other?
Chihuahua
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Precipitation and temperature in the mountainous region depend on what?
elevation
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What type of plants can be found in some canyons?
tropical
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What type of land dominates in the eastern part of the state?
Desert
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Which city is known for its sand dunes?
Samalayuca
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Both types of climate zones in the eastern part of the state are what?
Desert
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The transition zone between east and west is called what?
the Steppe
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The state hosts populations of birds of both endemic species and what?
migratory species
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Cynanthus latirostris is what type of bird?
hummingbird
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Aquila chrysaetos is what type of bird?
golden eagle
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Which endemic species has symbolic significance to Mexicans?
Trogon mexicanus
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Who invited Canadians to resettle in Mexico during the Mexican Revolution?
Álvaro Obregón
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Today, Mexico accounts for what percentage of Mennonites in Latin America?
42%
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Mennonites speak a form of which language predominantly?
German
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Which food do Mennonites excel in producing?
cheese
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Mennonites account for about how much of the state's farm economy?
half
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Agriculture varies across the state because of the variation in what?
climate
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Which fruit does the state rank first in production?
apples
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The state produces lots of dairy which large processors of what dairy product?
milk
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The state ranks second in the production of what type of wood?
oak
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The state ranked second with over 150,000 metric tons of what metal?
zinc
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What was the first province of northern New Spain to be explored?
Nueva Vizcaya
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Around 1528, a group of Spaniards entered the territory that now makes up what state?
Chihuahua
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The conquest of the territory lasted nearly how long?
one century
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Which tribe resisted fiercely this conquest?
Conchos tribe
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The Spanish crown wanted to turn the region into what type of industry?
mining center
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Hidalgo was turned over by whom?
Bishop of Durango, Francisco Gabriel de Olivares
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In which year was Hidalgo turned over?
1811
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nHidalgo was turned over to the Bishop of Durango, Francisco Gabriel de Olivares, for an official defrocking and excommunication on July 27, 1811. He was then found guilty of treason by a military court and executed by firing squad on July 30 at 7 in the morning. Before his execution, he thanke...
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How was Hidalgo executed after having been found guilty?
firing squad
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nHidalgo was turned over to the Bishop of Durango, Francisco Gabriel de Olivares, for an official defrocking and excommunication on July 27, 1811. He was then found guilty of treason by a military court and executed by firing squad on July 30 at 7 in the morning. Before his execution, he thanke...
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Hidalgo refused the use of what during his execution?
blindfold
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nHidalgo was turned over to the Bishop of Durango, Francisco Gabriel de Olivares, for an official defrocking and excommunication on July 27, 1811. He was then found guilty of treason by a military court and executed by firing squad on July 30 at 7 in the morning. Before his execution, he thanke...
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In which state was Hidalgo's headless body buried?
Chihuahua
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nHidalgo was turned over to the Bishop of Durango, Francisco Gabriel de Olivares, for an official defrocking and excommunication on July 27, 1811. He was then found guilty of treason by a military court and executed by firing squad on July 30 at 7 in the morning. Before his execution, he thanke...
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During which year was the federal government unstable?
1828
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nBecause of the general instability of the federal government during 1828, the installation of the new legislature did not take place until the middle of the following year. It was quickly dissolved by Governor Santiago de Baca Ortiz, who replaced it with a more pronounced Yorkino type. When Gu...
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Who dissolved the government eventually?
Governor Santiago de Baca Ortiz
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nBecause of the general instability of the federal government during 1828, the installation of the new legislature did not take place until the middle of the following year. It was quickly dissolved by Governor Santiago de Baca Ortiz, who replaced it with a more pronounced Yorkino type. When Gu...
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With which type of government did Ortiz replace the old one?
Yorkino
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nBecause of the general instability of the federal government during 1828, the installation of the new legislature did not take place until the middle of the following year. It was quickly dissolved by Governor Santiago de Baca Ortiz, who replaced it with a more pronounced Yorkino type. When Gu...
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Which new governor was arrested by Ochoa and Bustamente?
F. Elorriaga
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nBecause of the general instability of the federal government during 1828, the installation of the new legislature did not take place until the middle of the following year. It was quickly dissolved by Governor Santiago de Baca Ortiz, who replaced it with a more pronounced Yorkino type. When Gu...
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Who now headed the civil and military authorities?
J. A. Pescador and Simón Ochoa
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nBecause of the general instability of the federal government during 1828, the installation of the new legislature did not take place until the middle of the following year. It was quickly dissolved by Governor Santiago de Baca Ortiz, who replaced it with a more pronounced Yorkino type. When Gu...
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Military command was given to whom based on his firmness?
Colonel J.J. Calvo
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nComandante general Simón Elías González, was nominated governor and military command was given to Colonel J.J. Calvo, whose firmness had earned well-merited praise. The state was in the midst of a war with the Apaches, which became the focus of all their energy and resources. After a review of...
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The state was in a war with what group?
Apaches
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nComandante general Simón Elías González, was nominated governor and military command was given to Colonel J.J. Calvo, whose firmness had earned well-merited praise. The state was in the midst of a war with the Apaches, which became the focus of all their energy and resources. After a review of...
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Who declared the state's civil and military forces should be combined during the campaign?
Simón Elías González
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nComandante general Simón Elías González, was nominated governor and military command was given to Colonel J.J. Calvo, whose firmness had earned well-merited praise. The state was in the midst of a war with the Apaches, which became the focus of all their energy and resources. After a review of...
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In which year did Gonzalez receive renomination?
1837
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nComandante general Simón Elías González, was nominated governor and military command was given to Colonel J.J. Calvo, whose firmness had earned well-merited praise. The state was in the midst of a war with the Apaches, which became the focus of all their energy and resources. After a review of...
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What group continuously attacked Mexican settlements?
indigenous tribes
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nDuring the American occupation of the state, the number of Indian attacks was drastically reduced, but in 1848 the attacks resumed to such a degree that the Mexican officials had no choice but to resume military projects to protect Mexican settlements in the state. Through the next three decad...
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How many military colonies were established by the state?
18
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nDuring the American occupation of the state, the number of Indian attacks was drastically reduced, but in 1848 the attacks resumed to such a degree that the Mexican officials had no choice but to resume military projects to protect Mexican settlements in the state. Through the next three decad...
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The military colonies replaced what as population centers?
presidios
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nDuring the American occupation of the state, the number of Indian attacks was drastically reduced, but in 1848 the attacks resumed to such a degree that the Mexican officials had no choice but to resume military projects to protect Mexican settlements in the state. Through the next three decad...
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How many men per 1000 residents were mandated to defend?
six men
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nDuring the American occupation of the state, the number of Indian attacks was drastically reduced, but in 1848 the attacks resumed to such a degree that the Mexican officials had no choice but to resume military projects to protect Mexican settlements in the state. Through the next three decad...
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Which political forces maintained strong control over the state until shortly after French intervention?
liberal
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nThe liberal political forces maintained strong control over the state government until shortly after the French Intervention which turned the tables in favor to the conservative forces once again. The intervention had serious repercussions for the state of Chihuahua. President Juárez, in an ef...
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The intervention had serious consequences for which state?
Chihuahua
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nThe liberal political forces maintained strong control over the state government until shortly after the French Intervention which turned the tables in favor to the conservative forces once again. The intervention had serious repercussions for the state of Chihuahua. President Juárez, in an ef...
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Who made an effort to organize a strong defense against the French?
President Juárez
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nThe liberal political forces maintained strong control over the state government until shortly after the French Intervention which turned the tables in favor to the conservative forces once again. The intervention had serious repercussions for the state of Chihuahua. President Juárez, in an ef...
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Who assigned the First Battalion of Chihuahua for integration into the army?
Governor Luis Terrazas
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nThe liberal political forces maintained strong control over the state government until shortly after the French Intervention which turned the tables in favor to the conservative forces once again. The intervention had serious repercussions for the state of Chihuahua. President Juárez, in an ef...
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To where was the battalion first deployed?
Puebla
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nThe liberal political forces maintained strong control over the state government until shortly after the French Intervention which turned the tables in favor to the conservative forces once again. The intervention had serious repercussions for the state of Chihuahua. President Juárez, in an ef...
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Juarez again based his government in which state?
Chihuahua
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nPresident Juárez once again based his government in the state of Chihuahua and it served as the center for the resistance against the French invasion throughout Mexico. On March 25, 1866, a battle ensued in the Plaza de Armas in the center of Chihuahua City between the French imperial forces t...
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The base served as the center for the resistance against whose invasion?
the French invasion
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nPresident Juárez once again based his government in the state of Chihuahua and it served as the center for the resistance against the French invasion throughout Mexico. On March 25, 1866, a battle ensued in the Plaza de Armas in the center of Chihuahua City between the French imperial forces t...
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On March 25, 1866, a battle ensued where in Chihuahua City?
Plaza de Armas
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nPresident Juárez once again based his government in the state of Chihuahua and it served as the center for the resistance against the French invasion throughout Mexico. On March 25, 1866, a battle ensued in the Plaza de Armas in the center of Chihuahua City between the French imperial forces t...
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Who decided to fire a heavy artillery barrage with 8 kg cannonballs?
General Terrazas
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nPresident Juárez once again based his government in the state of Chihuahua and it served as the center for the resistance against the French invasion throughout Mexico. On March 25, 1866, a battle ensued in the Plaza de Armas in the center of Chihuahua City between the French imperial forces t...
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Which structure in the church became a historical monument?
The bell
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nPresident Juárez once again based his government in the state of Chihuahua and it served as the center for the resistance against the French invasion throughout Mexico. On March 25, 1866, a battle ensued in the Plaza de Armas in the center of Chihuahua City between the French imperial forces t...
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The officials in Mexico reduced the price of what food from six cents to two cents per pound?
corn
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nThe officials in Mexico City reduced the price of corn from six cents to two cents a pound. The northern portion of the state continued to decline economically which led to another revolt led by G. Casavantes in August 1879; Governor Trías was accused of misappropriation of funds and inefficie...
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Who led the revolt for the northern portion of the state?
G. Casavantes
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nThe officials in Mexico City reduced the price of corn from six cents to two cents a pound. The northern portion of the state continued to decline economically which led to another revolt led by G. Casavantes in August 1879; Governor Trías was accused of misappropriation of funds and inefficie...
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Casavantes was successful in getting which Governor to exile?
Governor Trías
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nThe officials in Mexico City reduced the price of corn from six cents to two cents a pound. The northern portion of the state continued to decline economically which led to another revolt led by G. Casavantes in August 1879; Governor Trías was accused of misappropriation of funds and inefficie...
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Durango and Coahuila had a military confrontation over what natural resource?
water
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nThe officials in Mexico City reduced the price of corn from six cents to two cents a pound. The northern portion of the state continued to decline economically which led to another revolt led by G. Casavantes in August 1879; Governor Trías was accused of misappropriation of funds and inefficie...
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Who was able to secure and stabilize the state eventually and gain the support of the people?
Díaz
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nThe officials in Mexico City reduced the price of corn from six cents to two cents a pound. The northern portion of the state continued to decline economically which led to another revolt led by G. Casavantes in August 1879; Governor Trías was accused of misappropriation of funds and inefficie...
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The state's economy was largely defined by these two industries.
ranching and mining
[ "Chihuahua_(state)\n\nA handful of families owned large estates (known as haciendas) and controlled the greater part of the land across the state while the vast majority of Chihuahuans were landless. The state economy was largely defined by ranching and mining. At the expense of the working class, the Díaz administ...