Causes of the Mexican Revolution. Section 12-B Talks Back

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1 Causes of the Mexican Revolution Section 12-B Talks Back

2 Out of the social perspec0ves, poli0cal causes, porfiriato, and economical interests, with much research it is conceivable to say that the economic reasons are the most important leading to the causes of the Mexican Revolu0on. Because of the mass amount of poverty, the dependence of foreign capital became great; as well as the debts to other countries and the inequality of wages for the same labor. Also, the hacienda system was an example of inefficient use of resources, and in most cases the peones were in the business of making food, but could not supply themselves with enough of it. Lastly, the increase in landless peasants soared to 9.5 out of the 12 million without land. Because of the social unrest and inequality of classes which are men0oned in each of the four causes, the economic reasonings are the most responsible for the Mexican Revolu0on. I feel that the social aspect of the revolu0on was the major factor. Majority rules, and therefore, the peasant and lower classes would have had a higher effect on the Mexican revolu0on. The huge class divide would have split the country significantly and therefore play a large role in the bringing about of the Mexican revolu0on. The upward mobility would have angered people and then caused them to channel they re energy in a different direc0on which could have been against the government in anger which would then have had some input into the revolu0on that was about to occur. The social cause of the Mexican revolu0on can be considered the most responsible cause of the revolu0on. The reason is because this social causes deal with the actual people who were involved in the revolu0on, it is always about the people. The social causes of the Mexican Revolu0ons were that there was no upward mobility for the people, the poor people got poorer while the rich got richer. Since it was these people who were being affected by the revolu0on, it is the most important. The Rurales were also an extremely important part of Mexico s history and were part of the social cause of the war. If Diaz did not hire these people then there would have been a different outcome and artude about the revolu0on. For these causes of the revolu0on we can say that it was the social cause was the most significant part of the Mexican revolu0on

3 I believe that the social aspect was responsible for bringing about the Mexican Revolution because there was a huge divide in classes and this divide was only growing larger. The reason that this divide continued to grow large was the fact that there was no upward mobility which meant that it was not possible for the poor or the peasants to move up in society or to become rich. Diaz was in full control of the economy and the press and this also gave him full control of the Mexican society. There was a very large gap between the rich and the poor in Mexico and the 1907 recession caused peasant farmers to become very poor as the recession also brought bad harvests that were caused by the drought. By 1910, the number of these peasants escalated up to 12 million, 9.5 of which were landless. The social causes during the Mexican revolu0ons were mostly that the Ley the Fuga was applied and 10,00 were killed under this policy. Rurales roved around towns as reformed Bandit gangs. There was a Huge Class divide, making the poor super poor and the rich super rich. The economics during the Mexican revolu0on were also one of the preoccupying subjects, poverty was all over the country and there was no way they could get out of it. 75% of Peones worked on Haciendas, and an increase in landless peasants. 12 million rural workers, and 9.5 million were landless. I personal think that the main two cause of the Mexican Revolution was the falling in the economy and the divide in the social status. The reason for the failing economy really only had to do with the large amount of poverty and how Mexico had to continue to import its goods and wasnʼt able to export. The poor kept getting poorer and the rich kept getting richer and the scales never evened out. So overall no changes were being made and therefore because there was a larger amount of lower class people there was a need for change so thus began the Mexican Revolution. In my mind, it was a combination of economic affecting the social causes. This was due to Porfirio s interest in supporting the more financially adept groups of people who lived in Mexico, with a strong desire to turn Mexico into a more civilised country. Though he was able to strengthen the urban population by pouring the Mexican commerce into producing benefits for those living in the major cities, he neglected the rural populace by poorly distributing land that was available for them to make a living. The poorer organisations such as farmers and other working class citizens felt left out of Porfirio s plan of stabilising the entire economy of Mexico. This led to a larger divergence in the class system in the nation and was further enhanced by the dictator s ruthless rule as he established the Rurales, leaving the less financially supported people of Mexico helpless. Porfirio s censoring of media power was a fatal decision considering that the Press was backed by the working class, and his intentions to silence their voices only increased the social crisis. The Mexican Revolution was not brought about by one specific event, but rather a snowball effect of both economic leading to social disturbances. The result of a revolt was inevitable and unstoppable.

4 Personally I think that the economic status of Mexico contributed the most to the Mexican Revolu0on. The fact of the mazer is that if everyone had equal wealth and Mexico had complete control and ownership over its own country then there would likely be no problem. The fact that the poor kept gerng poorer and the rich kept gerng richer split Mexico in half and created devasta0ng poverty. Also the fact that Mexico was owned and controlled by other countries and the other countries controlled much of the wealth in Mexico played a significant part as well. Poverty played a major role in the uprising or revolt in Mexico. The rich people continued to gain wealth as the poor people gained nothing that social status would have also played a major role as the poor people were treated as nothing and worked for almost slave wages. The rich invested in nothing other then their haciendas and left the poor out to suffer as they had nothing and worked in these haciendas, almost 80 percent of Mexican labourers owned no land at all thus creating a major poor population that were gaining no income. The economic was what I believe was the most responsible for bringing about the Mexican Revolution because there was a lot of poverty which made a lot of people angry. There are a lot of people who were angry with the economic reasons. People didn t like this because they are in debt to other countries and the countries look down upon them. People coming in and setting up shop and bringing in their own workers, who are being payed a higher wage then the Mexican workers. The economic system was never really used efficiently, 15 % - 20% was used for agriculture; so it was never really run efficiently. There was a problem with the fact of the Mexicans providing for themselves because there were around 75% of Mexicans who worked on the land, and they are in the business of making food, but they cant provide for themselves? There were a lot of businesses and industries all over Mexico that were trying to be developed. The economic issues were responsible for bringing about the Mexican revolution, people who cant seem to feel themselves are going to revolt, so in this case, it causes the reasons for the revolution to be in place. Although I believe that all of these causes are what had a strong influence on the Mexican Revolution the two that I feel were the most important were the political, and social causes. Diaz as a very wealthy influential business figure in Mexico had an upper hand at controlling the wealthy citizens and people with more influence in Mexico to run it the way he believed it should be run. Which would benefit the wealthy and disable the poor. He was a very frivolous spender with the governments money and used money to bride and persuade his way to the top. The rural workers had no opportunity to better their lives and were jaded to Diaz and his ideas. The separation between classes had a huge impact on the revolution and the revolt itself. Rurales were reformed, the Ley de Fuga was implemented and the Profiriato, economic factors controlled the press. There was no hope in the eyes of rural workers and the under dogs of Mexico and they felt their only way out was a revolt.

5 I think the poli0cal causes of the Mexican Revolu0on were the most significant reasons in bringing up the Mexican Revolu0on. The fact that people with power controlled everything is something that is very common not only in their 0me, but it s0ll goes on today. Money is power. That is very true, in fact the use of patronage in the 0me was also a very significant factor that was emphasized quite a bit. Also the fact that there was tons of extravagant spending by the government for types of things that only benefited the upper class which would only patronize and manipulate and s0r up feelings of revolt in the lower class people. The extravagant spending also emphasizes how corrupt the government was at 0me. There are many more causes then the ones aforemen0oned that resulted in the Mexican Revolu0on, but to me these were the most important. The fact that the poor people were being completely taken advantage of and being completely ignored is why they chose to revolt in the first place, therefore it is evident that these are the most important reasons for causing the Mexican Revolu0on. The most significant cause of the Mexican Revolution was the reign of Porfirio Diaz, also referred to as the Porfiriato. This government of 35 years was a period of great discouragement to Mexicans. It proved to them that their President, who had initially promised to enforce a democracy in Mexico, was now a dictator. It was also discouraging because the economic reforms promised by Porfirio Diaz did occur. However, rather than aiding the entire nation, the economic growth only aided the wealthier classes while the majority of Mexicans became poorer or remained at the same level of economic wealth. It was frustrating for Mexicans to witness their wealthier counterparts becoming richer while their lives experienced no change. The Porfiriato was also a period of brutal oppression for dissidents; they were targeted by the rurales, roving gangs of reformed bandits. This demonstrated to the Mexicans the cruelty and mercilessness of their leader, Porfirio Diaz. Porfirio Diaz was the last leader before the Madero revolution and therefore, the main cause of it.