Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Change and continuity over time in Mexico


        Mexico has been through a lot throughout in the twentieth century. Many things have changed throughout but others have remained constant. The twentieth century was huge in the development of Mexico. 
Throughout the twentieth century many things in Mexico have changed. The type of government, the leaders, and culture of Mexico have all changed throughout this century. The biggest factor in the changing of these things is the Mexican Revolution. It completely changed Mexico because it caused everyone to fight for what they believe in. This changed the culture of Mexico because different areas all fought for different things. The leaders and government also changed because of the Mexican Revolution. Many people were overthrown and it caused different governments to come into play. Mexico changed in many ways throughout the twentieth century because of the Mexican Revolution. 
A major thing that has always remained a constant is the land that Mexico owns. This has always been the same throughout the twentieth century. This always remained the same because Mexico never went out of its way to try to take over extra land and no  other countries went into Mexico and took land from them. The amount of land that belongs to Mexico has remained a constant throughout the twentieth century because they have not gone out of their way to get extra land and no other countries have tried to take over. 
Mexico has changed in many ways throughout the twentieth century but it has also remained the same in some ways. The twentieth century changed Mexico more than kept things constant. Mexico would be a very different country if the things that happened in the twentieth century did not happen. 

Mexican Revolution Did You Know Essay


        The Mexican Revolution started in 1910 and ended in 1920. This war helped bring a new leaders and a new government into power. It was a major revolution that really shaped the country of Mexico. 
        In 1910 the Mexican Revolution started with an uprising that Francisco I. Madero was leading. He started this revolution against autocrat Porfirio Diaz. As time went on the revolution changed from a revolt to a legitimate civil war. It is known as “the most important sociopolitical event in Mexico and one of the greatest upheavals of the 20th century.” 
In 1910 Francisco I. Madero said that he was going to be running against Diaz in the upcoming election. Diaz felt threatened by this and had Madero thrown in jail and then declared himself winner of the election. Madero escaped only after a little time spent in prison. He then wrote a “letter from jail” saying that Diaz had no right to do what he did, that it was illegal, and he decided to revolt against Diaz. He did not plan on it starting a major revolution but it motivated “disadvantaged Mexicans.” Many people were motivated by this and started to revolt even though they did not actually know Madero. Madero defeated the Mexican federal army eventually and on May 21, 1911 he signed the Treaty of Ciudad Juarez with Diaz. The treaty stated that Diaz would be replaced by Diaz and in the next election Madero won by a large amount. 
Madero lasted until 1913 but was known as a week leader and was taken over by general Huerta who turned his back on Madero. Madero was then killed one week later under orders of the next President Victoiano Huerta. Then in 1913 Venusiano Carranza formed a rebel army and called for war against Huerta and his people.  Carranza became the new president in 1914 after overthrowing Huerta’s government. He was driven out of Mexico City but gained support of many people and was elected president again in 1917. He developed the Constitutional Army to try to bring peace but was not able to stay in power long enough to take action and bring peace to Mexico. Carranza became known as a weak leader and was then killed in 1920. This was considered the end of the Mexican Revolution. 
The Mexican Revolution was a very serious war that changed the shape of Mexico. There is no way of knowing but without the revolution, Mexico might have stayed on the path of weak leaders and could have ended up a very weak and desolate country. 








People during the war fighting for what they believe in. 















President Diaz in power before Madero took over.









Battle going on during Mexican Revolution. 


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