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Economic, Social, and Political Causes of the Mexican Revolution
History of the Americas

The Economic, Social, and Political causes of The Mexican Revolution
1840-1910

The Mexican Revolution is one of the most significant historical events in Mexican history. Without the revolution Mexico would not be the democratic country that it is today. “The Mexican Revolution is often seen as a standard bearer through which other subsequent Latin American revolutions are interpreted.”(Darity) There were several significant events spanning several years that led up to the unrest of the Mexican people resulting in a revolution. For example, the Mexican-American War, and The Reform War which was also a civil war really gave way to the people standing up for what they believed in and revolting. More people started to revolt under the rule of Porfirio Diaz. The Diaz government caused economic, social, and political issues, which helped fuel the revolution. During the years leading up to and including the Diaz regime the Mexican government was very unstable and corrupt, the economy didn’t prosper, and the order was deteriorating as the people become more and more enraged with the government.
It would not be fair to say that most of Mexico’s problems started during the rule of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, because Mexico had many problems before Santa Anna’s rule. Santa Anna played an important role in the Mexican history, because during his rule is when the people started revolting. Also without him Benito Juarez would not have stepped up to become the great political figure that he was. Santa Anna was considered to be the most important political figure during the years of 1821 to 1855. “He was in many ways a quintessential caudillo, one of the regional military leaders who played such important roles in nineteenth-century Latin America.”(World History in Context). The Mexican people started to become tired of Santa Anna’s rule when he did something that most Mexican’s considered as betrayal, after the Spanish-American War Santa



Bibliography: Benito Juarez (president of Mexico) : Additional Reading."Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 06 Aug. 2013

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