The Mexican Revolution: Causes, Effects & Fact

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The Mexican Revolution: Causes, Effects & Factors



One of the main reasons why I decided to write this paper on Mexico is because I find it to be a very interesting country, which much of its history has been marked by major conflict and frequent change. These archaic civilizations shaped the foundations of Mexico until the first European conquest by Spain in the sixteenth century. Even in the face of continued Spanish oppression and tyrannical rule, which lasted well into the 1800’s, these native tribes of Mexico fought violently and emotionally to preserve their independence and their fundamental rights to life? Millions and millions of individuals have fought and sacrificed their lives throughout the course of history in order to achieve freedom and independence. The right to have freedom and independence is the cause of many revolutions in the world today and throughout history. Even Americans fought and died for their freedom and independence of British rule. A very important revolution accredited within Latin American history is the Mexican Revolution of 1910. Several thousands of Mexican’s fought and died to provide a free and a spirited independent country in which they could live. Economic, social, political and historical pressures played a major role in the Mexican Revolution.
What makes the war so interesting is that the Mexican Revolution of 1910 was a revolution led by simple citizens of Mexico rising up and declaring their fundamental rights, a right which most human beings should be born with. The revolution was not only essential to the evolution of human rights and democracy of Mexico, but was also significant because it was the first successful third world revolution. America’s Revolutionary War was fought and won because the colonial citizens did not want to pay taxes to the king of England. On the other hand, Mexican citizens wanted to fight the Mexican Revolution not because they were sick ...