Agrarian Reform During the Governments of Obregón and Calles Was

question 26

Multiple Choice

Agrarian reform during the governments of Obregón and Calles was designed to

• A) destroy the latifundio and radically redistribute land to the landless.
• B) relieve peasant discontent without damaging the interests of large landowners.
• C) promote the expansion of peasant subsistence agriculture.
• D) satisfy the revolutionary demands of Emiliano Zapata.

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