The Mexican Revolution Ch.30 Lizbeth Diaz Period 1 Mr.Marshall Ap/ World History March 31,2009

What caused the Beggining Mexico was the Latin American country most influenced by the Spanish during the three centuries of colonial rule. In 1821 Mexico gained independence from Spain. After independence within the Mexican society was divided. The elite class, rich families, owned about eighty-five percent of the land, mostly in huge estates. The rest of the society was made up of poor peasants. (Spodek 235). Closely tied with the elite were the handful of American and British companies that controlled most of Mexico’s railroads, silver mines, and other productive enterprises. The higher class to acquire millions of acres of good agricultural land in the southern part of Mexico. (Bulliet, 807) In 1910 President Porfirio Diaz was resented by the Mexican people because of his inequality towards the two classes and political thought and ideas as a dictator.(Spodex, 237) Wealth was likewise concentrated in the hands of the few, and injustice was everywhere, in the cities and the countryside alike.(Andrea/Overfield, 115) He corrupted the traditions of the Mestizo. Because of this state of mind the wealthy began to replace traditional Mexican dishes with French cuisine. The elite replaced sombreros and ponchos to European garments. To the middle class (which still had some Mexican nationalism inside them) this devaluation of the Mexican culture became a symbol of the Diaz regime’s failure to defend national interests against foreign influences (Bulliet, 811)                                     Porfino Diaz Porfirio Diaz Lynn Davies. "The Mexican Revolution: An Overview." <http://www.ic.arizona.edu/ic/mcbride/ws200/mex-davi.htm>.

Political Corruption Huerta vs. The constitutionalist When minor uprisings broke out in 1911, the government collapsed. Porfirio fled into exile. Fransisco I. Madero(1873-1913) was the new hope for the Mexican political system.(Andrea/Overfield, 113) Fransisco Madero was murdered after two years in office by General Victoriano Huerta. President Woodrow Wilson sent the united states marines to Veracuz.(Bulliet,816) Inequality in the Mexican society and foreign interventions angered the middle class and industrial workers.(Spodek,237) The middle class found some leaders to organize private armies to overthrow General Victoriano Huerta. Huerta vs. The constitutionalist "The Mexican Revolution." <http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/mexico.htm>.

The Results The revolution allowed more sectors of the population to participate in politics. It made sure no president stayed in office more than six years. The revolution promised far-reaching social reforms,such as free education,higher wages and more security for workers, and the redistribution of land to the pesants. These long delayed reforms began to be implemented during the Cardenas adminitration. The Cardenas fell short of the ideals expressed by the revolutionaries The Cardenas did however lay the foundation for the later industialization of mexico. Workers in the Revolution ‘’Settlement Will Allow Thousands of Mexican Laborers in U.S. to Collect Back Pay." <http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/10/16/us/16settle.600.jpg&imgrefur

Bibliography Books: Andrea, Alfred J., and James H. Overfield. Pg.55-58 Fifth ed. Vol 1. Andrea, Alfred J., and James H. Overfield. Pg.110-115 Fifth ed. Vol. ll. Bulliet, Richard W. The Mexican Revolution. Pg.807 -810 Third ed. Hougton Mifflin. Spodek, Howard. Pg.233-239 Second ed. Vol. Combined. Websites: Consular, Gaceta. "The Mexican Revolution 1910." Mexico connect. <http://www.mexconnect.com/en/articles/2824-the-mexican-revolution-1910>. Lynn Davies. "The Mexican Revolution: An Overview." <http://www.ic.arizona.edu/ic/mcbride/ws200/mex-davi.htm>. "The Mexican Revolution." <http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/mexico.htm>.