After the war the country ended up divided but now free from a dictatorship and was just a lost and confused. Even though it wasn’t as recognized or seen as a big war it was definitely very gruesome and devastating. Before the war Mexico was a very unstable country and very divided politically due to the president they had. The dictator at the time was Porforio Diaz who was a very unlikable person and didn’t want to leave. So when the elections came and Francisco Madero challenged him in the elections Porforio Diaz imprisoned him.…
The French Revolution took place in France from 1789-1799. It was a period of time when the people overthrow the government and took over to create a better leadership for the country. The Mexican Revolution for Independence lasted for 11 years from 1810-1821. It was a bloody battle between the Mexican people and people who were loyal to Spain. The French and the Mexican Revolution are similar in that they both were motivated and inspired by Enlightenment ideas.…
The effects can be identified in American culture, economy, politics, and demography. When Porfirio Diaz, Mexican leader, and politician came to power in Mexico in 1876, he brought very specific ideas to make the underdeveloped nation into the modern era. First, he started his plans through inviting foreign investment in petroleum, mining, and mineral extraction which access to infrastructural development. Second, he worked on securing rural lands and communal lands. Then, he stabilized his power and implemented different other policies.…
In 1821, Mexico gained its independence from Spain, but 25 years later, Mexico had to endure another war. Culture differences between Mexico and the U.S led to conflict . Mexico was Catholic and the U.S. mostly were Protestant/Pro-Slavery. Once James K. Polk was elected, everything changed. Polk not only wanted Texas, he wanted California as well.…
It was after the Texans snarled to raise a strong army to defend them against oppression that another conflict emerged to the south. Essentially, Mexico had become a war torn country that had dissolved itself into civil war as the centralist government was confronted by centralists…
About a decade earlier, the Mexican revolutionaries incorporated the same ideology that caused the French Revolution. However, despite popular belief, it was not the working-class citizens who brought the ideas of revolution. Instead, it was…
The Latin American Revolution was caused by poLITICAL CHAOS, WITH RACISM AND THE CLASS SYSTEM. At the time most Latin America was under the Spanish crown. On 1808 the spanish King was dethroned and Joseph Bonaparte assumed control.…
He had support from people already because of his victories in the Mexican American War. Later he said he was always aligned with the whig party, and considered himself a Jeffersonian-Democrat, he ignored the Whig platform. He defeated Lewis Cass and Martin Van Buren. He was born on a plantation in Virginia on November, 24…
The Mexican war caused conflict within America. In 1836, after Mexico had won its independence from Spain, Texas rebelled against the Mexican government. Texas won its independence from Mexico with the help of US troop, but Mexico did not recognize the new Republic of Texas. The United States did not originally want any trouble with Mexico, and turned down Texas' request to join the Union but then this was later changed when Mexico refused to let the US purchase Texas.…
The ideologies and goals of the Mexican and Russian revolutions were both engineered in hope that the result would strengthen the lower class, redistribute mass amounts of land, and create more equality between the rich and the poor. Although the results of both revolutions are viewed as successful, the conclusion of the Mexican revolution was drastically less radical than the Russian revolution because of Mexico’s multiple revolutionary leaders with conflicting ideas of change along with a lack of foreign pressure and the influence of Marxism in Russia. The Mexican revolution was unified in the sense that everyone was against President Díaz but each major leader had a different plan of action for the future of Mexico. Francisco Madero initiated the revolution and change…
Francisco Franco Francisco Franco was a dictating leader who rose to power through his hard work, force, and the want for power. He was born in 1892 and died in 1975. He ruled over Spain from 1939-1975, a total of 36 years. He served in the war, earned merit promotions and awards, and he even managed to survive a gunshot wound to the abdomen. This strong, forceful leader saw chances of rising to power and gladly took them.…
On one end, it gained massive amounts of territory before the reception of the territory. On the other end, the aftermath of the war led to the disruptions in Congress and the buildup of hatred between the North and South for each had a specific stance when it came to the problem/practice of slavery Mexico, on the other side, suffered horribly by the outcome of the war (Lee). Not only did it lose a large amount of territory, but it also lost much of its governmental stability due to the political uprising that took place after the war. Angered by U.S. imperialism and territorial ideology, Mexico no longer believed in anything the U.S. did or said (Lee). Armstrong says The American Revolution began on the night of 10 June 1772, it was initially caused by the taxation of the colonists by British Parliament following the end of the 7 Years ' War, or the French & Indian War.…
From 1910-1920, the first large movement of Mexicans moved across the U.S border. During these ten years, roughly 250,000 Mexicans migrated to the U.S. A majority of the Mexicans settled in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. This large movement could be attributed to the Mexican Revolution. The Mexican Revolution was a civil war that was occurring in Mexico and it caused many Mexicans to go into the U.S. (Schroeder,…
After Hidalgo had been captured and killed, Jose Morelos, a Mestizo priest lead the revolution. His goals were to reform the social classes and abolish slavery. Morelos was killed but Mestizos and Indians continued to fight for their rights against the royalists. Both revolutions had multiple leaders and ended up with having social change and slavery…
In the year of 1908, “60,000 to 100,000 Mexicans immigrated to the United States” due to a recession (Davenport 67). They left during the rule of Porfirio Díaz, who ruled Mexico as a dictatorship from 1876 to 1910. Taking control of a failing country, Díaz managed to improve the economy and infrastructure of Mexico, so some see him as a leader who transformed Mexico for the better. However, in order to make these improvements, Díaz had to exploit the lower class of Mexico and rig elections to ignore the two consecutive term limit so he could keep his power.…