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Compare and contrast the goals and outcomes of the revolutionary process in TWO of the following countries, beginning with the dates specified: Mexico (1910), China (1911), or Russia (1917).
Thesis addresses all aspects of the prompt.
Discusses both similarities and differences.
Provides global, historical context.
Makes at least two direct comparisons
Explains a reason for a similarity or difference.
Provides 5 specific pieces of evidence.
The early twentieth century saw revolutions in both Mexico and Russia. While both countries hoped revolutions would end in a government which supported the working class, the method of revolution and final government outcomes differed. Both Mexico and Russia faced social unrest in the lower classes in the early 1900’s. The reason in both cases was government corruption, which largely meant unfair labor laws and a growing gap between the rich and poor. This led both countries to hope to gain more equality between classes as a result of the revolution. In the end, both countries succeeded in instating land redistribution policies to try to lessen the rich-poor gap. However, Russia’s new government …show more content…
An explanation for this was Mexico’s natural geographic isolation from the war in Europe. Mexico’s revolution was also led by several people, such as Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa, while Russia’s Bolshevik revolution was consolidated under just Vladmir Lenin. The reason for this was Mexico’s political disunions; Zapata and Villa both opposed the corrupt president Porfirio Diaz, but their aims were not the same. Russia’s Bolshevik party under Lenin did not hold a majority but were not opposed by any other leaders as powerful as