mex rev

Question 1

gilly

Answer 1

• “the revolution began as a result of the fact that the peasants’ land was taken from them”
• Diaz pushed capitalism onto the population too quickly
• the people had a desire for immediate democratic change, pushing the system too quickly
• the zapatistas fought against “the very foundations upon which the capitalist system sustained itself”

Question 2

roman

Answer 2

• gilly idealized the relationship between leader and revolutionaries too much
• the villista movement doesn’t support gilly’s claim since they don’t have an official document supporting their goals
• rival revolutions diversified amongst leaders and goals, including bourgeois and intellectual revolution

Question 3

stein

Answer 3

• by evaluating steffens view, he shows the typical and incorrect american view that intervention was needed and the mex. ppl were lesser without industry
• it was a socialist revolution inherently because they were trying to overcome capitalism

Question 4

knight

Answer 4

• there was no ideological or power change, so it wasn’t a real revolution and was instead a reaction
• US intervention was imperialist
• created a new sense of solidarity among women that helped them to fight for their rights.

Question 5

participants

calles

Answer 5

carranza and obregon were great leaders bc they ended the bloodshed and violence

Question 6

cockroft

Answer 6

• not a bourgeois revolution since it did not change the capitalism originally fought against in the porfiriato
• challenging the social order

Question 7

skocpol

Answer 7

the revolution did not truly invoke any changes that impacted class structure or general society
- the state was weak and unable to respond to social demands

Question 8

womack

Answer 8

• driven by a socio/cultural movement challenging the traditional power structures
• the post-revolutionary state was marked by significant economic reforms, but corruption and mismanagement undermined the potential benefits
• diaz’ regime was based on “an ideology of order and progress” that justified his authoritarianism as necessary for modernizing mexico

Question 9

krauze

Answer 9

• Diaz’s modernizing policies attracted foreign investment and boosted the economy, but also created a system of patronage and corruption that benefited his supporters and contributed to social inequality.
• driven by a moral outrage at the abuses of power and privilege
• failed to establish a stable and effective political system that could effectively address the country’s problems.

Question 10

coatsworth

Answer 10

• result of the country’s “dual economy,” in which a small, wealthy elite controlled much of the country’s productive resources, while the majority of Mexicans lived in poverty
• U.S. intervention in the Mexican Revolution was immoral, as it involved the use of force to impose U.S. interests on the Mexican people
• brought about significant political change.