What events happened in Mexico the 1930s?

The following events happened in Mexico during the 1930s:

1930

- The National Revolutionary Party (PNR), the predecessor to the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), is founded.

- President Emilio Portes Gil is elected.

- Mexico joins the League of Nations.

1931

- The Mexican government begins construction of the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City.

1932

- President Abelardo L. Rodríguez is elected.

- The Cristero War, a religious conflict between the Mexican government and conservative Roman Catholics, ends.

1933

- President Lázaro Cárdenas is elected.

- The Mexican government begins a program of land reform, distributing millions of acres of land to peasants.

- The Mexican government also begins a program of nationalization, taking control of foreign-owned oil companies and railroads.

1934

- Mexico hosts the FIFA World Cup.

1935

- The Mexican government passes the Federal Labor Law, which establishes workers' rights and protections.

1936

- President Cárdenas expropriates the remaining foreign-owned oil companies in Mexico.

- Mexico becomes a founding member of the United Nations.

1937

- The National Polytechnic Institute is founded in Mexico City.

- The Mexican government passes the Agrarian Code, which establishes the legal framework for land reform.

1938

- President Manuel Ávila Camacho is elected.

- Mexico enters World War II on the side of the Allies.

1939

- The Mexican government passes the Social Security Law, which establishes a social security system for workers.