U8 Flashcards
(29 cards)
Causes of the Mexican revolution
Diaz had been president for a long time, exploitativ rule. Social and economic inequality persisted depite the casta system being illegal. Haciendas, people were poor. Meduro tried to run against him and he arrested him so he fled and that started the revolution
Ties to dependent development
Diaz attempted to fix issues with economic reform like building railroads, only possible with foreign investment and dependent development though, the US wanted resources and access to Mexican markets so they invested heavily
Main people
Porfirio Diaz- President 1876-1910
Francisco Madero- Businessman who ran against Diaz in 1910
Heurta- led military coup and had Madero assasinated in 1913, then ruled as dictator, resigned in 1914
Emiliano Zapata- led revolutionary forces in South Mexico against Madero when land redistribution did not happen, desired land reform, fought against anyone who wouldnt have land discussion
Pancho Villa- fought on behald of Madero against Diaz gov in Northern parts of Mexico, wanted change that Madero promised and democracy
Outcomes of revolution
1917 constitution under president Carranza created some big changes
Gov could confiscate land from wealthy landowner and redistribute
workers rights
limited rights of Roman Catholic Church
widened educational base
Nationalization of resources
MAIN
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Assasination of Archduke Frank Ferdinand
Immediate spark
Killed by Serbian/Slavik nationalist because they annexed Bosnia
Trench warfare
style of war during WW1- basically like little cities
no mans land was the land between the trenches
Technology of WW1
Machine gun
Big bertha Gun
Paris gun
Chlorine gas
Mustard gas
Role of industrialization in WW1
Weapons
Total war
all aspects of society effected
rationing, censorship, women taking mens roles
Effects of WW1
Set stage for WW2
Treaty of Versailles
Death, disabled
How map changes
Border changes
Russia become soviet union
France gets Alsace Lorraine
Skyes- Picot agreement
Agreement between France and Britain about dividing up Ottoman empire
Secret
Troublesome because the they had promised the Ottoman empire that it would have more self rule
Balfour Declaration
Designated a home for the Jewish people in Palestine
Breakup of the Ottoman empire
Turkey Syria Iraq
Treaty of Versailles
Ends the war
Germany is treated very harsh
Reparations, take blame, military demobilized
League of Nations
Created to make peace but didn’t really work because the US didnt join
Causes of global economic crisis
Consumerism
Buying on credit
Stock market crash 1929
Great depression
Stock market crash 1929
Unemployment
Effected other countries because US was a creditor nation after the first world war
How US responded
FDR New Deal
Increased gov intervention in the economy
Europe response
British economist John Keynes
More gov spending and action will combat and moderate the recessions and depressions
Fascist corporatist economy
Fascist gov favors companies and industries that favor them, they benfit if they comply with the fascist government basically
Import substitution
Governments didnt want to import goods because producing them domestically would stimulate the economy
Imposed tarifss and trade barriers to encourage industries
