The Mexican Revolution began in 1910, which ended dictatorship and establish a republic. Mexico was always going through rebellion. It had a difficult time finding a government that the people liked and supported. The main figures were Francisco Madero, Pascual Orozco, Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata. A constitution was drafted back in 1917, but it was reinforced into later on. The revolution was an attempt to overthrow the current president. This would result in civil war in which over 1 million people died. The revolution resulted in the evolution of human rights and democracy in Mexico. It was also one of the most successful revolutions in Latin America. Porfirio Diaz ruled from 1876 to 1910. He was an Indian general that was in the
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Zapata would later take over the presidency and controlled the state of Morelos. He exiled the estate owners and divided the seized land to the peasants of Mexico. Zapata would be assassinated in 1919 by Jesus Guajardo, who was taken orders from General Pablo Gonzalez. This sparked an era of rebel groups, revolutionaries and riots. The country was being destroyed and had much of its countryside burned. The disorder that was in Mexico would only continue to grow as Pancho Villa rampaged through the north. Every faction was fighting to take over Mexico, with little success. Venustiano Carranza took over and held a convention in which the Constitution of 1917 was created. Land reform was a major part of the constitution and resulted in ejido. This made the land distributed from the wealthy land owners to the peasants. The ejidos still continue to be in place. During Carranza’s time, the PRI was formed. The PRI was a political party that held power in the country for 71 years. It was founded by Plutarco Elias Calles. The PRI was made up of local political bosses, military strongmen, peasants organizations and regional political parties. It was a confederate of the above and was the primary party in all of Mexico. Any opposition was not a threat. Corruption did start in PRI. It was negatively viewed, but it was an important part of the party. It provided mobility within the system …show more content…
The United States was mostly concerned because of how close Mexico is to the borders. They did not want Americans dying due to the instability of Mexico, so they funded the governments that brought about stability in Mexico. The United States supported Diaz’s regime because of his cooperation to trade, and his ability to modernize Mexico. The U.S would support it until it started to counter U.S diplomatic and business interests. Mexico was extremely important due to U.S businesses established there and many viewed Diaz as the protector of those investments. Since Diaz’s rule, the relations between these countries have been close through diplomatic and economic ties. Foreign investments and entrepreneurship were opened during Diaz’s regime. To this day, U.S- Mexico relations are strong. The U.S has stated that as long as Mexico is stable, it will look the other way and prevent any
Zapata would later take over the presidency and controlled the state of Morelos. He exiled the estate owners and divided the seized land to the peasants of Mexico. Zapata would be assassinated in 1919 by Jesus Guajardo, who was taken orders from General Pablo Gonzalez. This sparked an era of rebel groups, revolutionaries and riots. The country was being destroyed and had much of its countryside burned. The disorder that was in Mexico would only continue to grow as Pancho Villa rampaged through the north. Every faction was fighting to take over Mexico, with little success. Venustiano Carranza took over and held a convention in which the Constitution of 1917 was created. Land reform was a major part of the constitution and resulted in ejido. This made the land distributed from the wealthy land owners to the peasants. The ejidos still continue to be in place. During Carranza’s time, the PRI was formed. The PRI was a political party that held power in the country for 71 years. It was founded by Plutarco Elias Calles. The PRI was made up of local political bosses, military strongmen, peasants organizations and regional political parties. It was a confederate of the above and was the primary party in all of Mexico. Any opposition was not a threat. Corruption did start in PRI. It was negatively viewed, but it was an important part of the party. It provided mobility within the system …show more content…
The United States was mostly concerned because of how close Mexico is to the borders. They did not want Americans dying due to the instability of Mexico, so they funded the governments that brought about stability in Mexico. The United States supported Diaz’s regime because of his cooperation to trade, and his ability to modernize Mexico. The U.S would support it until it started to counter U.S diplomatic and business interests. Mexico was extremely important due to U.S businesses established there and many viewed Diaz as the protector of those investments. Since Diaz’s rule, the relations between these countries have been close through diplomatic and economic ties. Foreign investments and entrepreneurship were opened during Diaz’s regime. To this day, U.S- Mexico relations are strong. The U.S has stated that as long as Mexico is stable, it will look the other way and prevent any