A 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 administration promoted economic growth by encouraging investment from foreign companies from the United Kingdom, France, Imperial Germany and the United States. The proletariat was often exploited, and found no legal protection or political recourse to redress injustices. COUNT 4
QSN1 The state's economy was largely defined by these two industries. ANS1 ranching and mining QSN2 Diaz promoted economic growth by encouraging investment from foreign companies at the expense of what group? ANS2 working class QSN3 What was the name of the large estates owned by wealthy families? ANS3 haciendas QSN4 This group was often exploited and had no legal protection or recourse. ANS4 proletariat