Benito Juárez

Fascism is abhorred by the vast majority of people, it immediately brings thoughts of Hitler’s regime and the atrocities of World War 2. Some would find it very surprising that many of the tenets associated with fascism can be paralleled to organized religion. The first tenet of fascism is the rejection of reason, they replace their doubts with passion and national pride. Some who subscribe to Christianity or Islam are faithful to their God, believing in them wholeheartedly on the basis of…

mergency. The political implications of different regimes coming to power exemplify the ability of capitalism to produce systems of oppression, whether legal or coercive. Fascist ideals came about through the works of capitalism, in order to stabilize revolutions and to maintain populations. Through the shadowing works of liberalism and capitalism, radical ideologies were able to be reproduced because of the failure of the “progressive” state. Fascisms can thrive off capitalism by manipulating…

be original? Benito Mussolini is a very well known figure in World War II history. Mussolini being influenced started out when he was young and simply following the footsteps of his role models. Eventually, it led to when he was middle aged and inspired by other more powerful dictators. As others realized a country was under the control of a mere tool, Mussolini simply became the one others had used to indirectly govern Italy. Even as the dictator of Italy during World War II, Benito Mussolini…

First, the history of Antifa needs to be clarified. Antifa isn’t a new organization by any means, as they’ve been around for nearly 100 years to this day. In the 1920’s and 1930’s many left leaning groups -communist, socialists, anarchist- started to organize to combat the fascist regimes on the rise in Italy and Germany. Fascism is a dictatorial government that controls all aspects of its people’s life, and puts emphasis on Nation, and often race. Opposition is not allowed to exist (3). As…

In his book Disorder and Progress: Bandits, Police, and Mexican Development, Paul J. Vanderwood discusses the Rural Police, also known as Rurales, of Mexico. Vanderwood traces the conception of the Mexican police force to the presidency of Benito Juárez’s. Likewise, Vanderwood explains Juárez’s motives behind the creation of the police force, despite Juárez’s liberal ideology and faith in federalism. Vanderwood also discusses the transformation of the Mexican police force during Porfirio Díaz’s…

These failures led to the Presidency of Santa Ana, who dealt with land battles and repayment to foreign governments until ousted by liberals in 1853. From then until 1867, liberals fought for control of government and against French rule, leading to Benito Juarez’s presidency. As a whole, liberalism triumphed because the people demanded a just and progressive government, which they saw possible with…

be free forever and if a nation, any country has a problem with that, then conflict will be for a fact. “The Monroe Doctrine was invoked in 1865 when the U.S. government exerted diplomatic and military pressure in support of the Mexican President Benito…

Mexican culture and heritage, particularly in areas with large Mexican-American populations. Cinco de Mayo traditions include parades, mariachi music performances and street festivals in cities and towns across Mexico and the United States. Benito Juarez was born in 1806 and died in 1872. He became the president of a country in financial ruin. He was forced to defraud on his debts to European governments. France, Britain, and Spain sent naval forces to Veracruz to demand reimbursements. They…

“If there be a people on earth whose more especial duty it is to be at all times prepared to defend the rights with which they are blessed, and to surpass all others in sustaining the necessary burthens, and in submitting to sacrifices to make such preparations of these states,” said James Monroe, author of “The Monroe Doctrine.” The Monroe Doctrine was a foreign policy statement set in 1823. On December 2, 1823, President James Monroe used his speech to state the efforts by European…

In 1808, Spain is taken over by Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon disposed of the existing monarchy and installed his brother, Joseph, as head of state. The resulting war against France and Britain lasted nearly to the Mexican Revolution as Napoleon’s government falls into disarray and the revolutionaries began to gain momentum. Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla was a middle aged priest living in the parish of Dolores. Hidalgo was a Crillo by birth, and had a pro-Indian sentiment. He organized his…