1. How did the Zapatista guerilla movement impact Mexico?
SS6H3b. Explain the impact and political outcomes of the Zapatista guerrilla movement in Mexico.

2. Use your graphic organizer to record important information.

3. The Zapatista Guerrilla Movement
What is a Guerrilla Movement?
A Guerrilla is a Spanish word describing a small group of fighters who use surprise attacks to defeat a stronger force.

4. Zapatista Guerilla Movement

5. In 1994, the Zapatista rebellion stared in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas.

6. What should you have so far?
Stared in the Southern Mexican state of Chiapas
Guerrilla is a Spanish word describing a small group of fighters who use surprise attacks to defeat a stronger force

7. Who?
The Zapatista Guerrilla Movement was made up of Native Americans (indigenous people) rising up against the Mexican government.

8. Who?
The group called the Zapatista National Liberation Army was named for Emiliano Zapata, an Indian farmer and hero of the Mexican Revolution.

9. What did Zapata mean by this statement
What did Zapata mean by this statement? How does it reflect the Zapatista Guerrilla Movement?

10. What should you have so far?
Started in the Southern Mexican state of Chiapas
Guerrilla is a Spanish word describing a small group of fighters who use surprise attacks to defeat a stronger force
-Native Americans (indigenous people) rising up against the Mexican government
-Called the Zapatista National Liberation Army named for Emiliano Zapata, an Indian farmer and hero of the Mexican Revolution

11. Why?
They protested the poverty faced by Native Americans (indigenous people) and other farmers in that part of Mexico

12. What do you think this means and why did they feel this way?
Many of the indigenous people in Chiapas felt that they were being treated like second class citizens.
What do you think this means and why did they feel this way?

13. Tariff Use Activity

14. Why?
The revolt began after a new trade agreement between Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. took effect. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) removed trade barriers and tariffs among the countries.

15. Why?
Poor Mexican farmers did not like NAFTA because cheap corn and other food products from the U.S. began to rush into Mexico, forcing down the amount they could charge for their crops.
Refer back to the Tariff Use Activity. Remind students the reason Country A might have imposed the tax and the benefit of trade barriers like the tariff. With the NAFTA trade agreement, these options would go away and Mexican farmers would suffer even more.

16. Why?
The farmers were also upset because land that had been granted to the people in the Constitution was now being taken away.

17. Zapatistas took four towns in Chiapas and more than 100 people died in the fighting. The government gained control back, but they were now forced to address the problems.

18. Impact & Political Outcome
Political reforms were put into place to improve the lives of the Native Americans
There were improvements in housing and education
Fair division of land
Laws to make sure Native Americans were represented in the national legislature

19. Zapatista Movement [select one]
Who are the Zapatistas [7:38]
BBC What happened to Mexico’s rebel Zapatistas [3:05]
Chiapas and NAFTA Documentary Film [16:40]

20. Summarizer: Describe the Zapatista Guerrilla Movement and how it impacted Mexico.