Review and criticism of Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands

Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands by Kelly Lytle Hernández is well-written and well-researched. The book includes excellent information about the…

Blog #2: The Continuous Civil War

The Civil War between Constitutionalists (Carranza and Obregón) and Conventionalists (Villa and…

The Mexican Revolution: Constitutionalists vs. Conventionists (B2)

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How did the Revolution as envisioned by Francisco I. Madero and his middle-class supporters differ from the goals that lower-class…

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What were the key reasons for the Constitutionalist victory over the Conventionists?

The constitutionalists were able to secure their victory over the conventionists through a few key ways. The main ways came from their military victories throughout the revolution which gave them…

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How did the Revolution as envisioned by Francisco I. Madero and his middle-class supporters differ from the goals that lower-class participants (campesinos, laborers, etc.) had in mind? How and why did those diverging goals create problems for Madero once he had been elected president of Mexico? By your…

Blog Post #1

How did the Revolution as envisioned by Francisco I. Madero and his middle-class supporters differ from the goals that lower-class…

Francisco I. Madero (B1)

Three of the reasons for the Mexican Revolution were the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz, the abuse and exploitation…

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The Revolution as envisioned by Francisco I. Madero and his middle class supporters from the goals of the lower class participants are Madero and his middle class supporters who fought for the wrongful justice in the country that was led by Diaz. The lower class participants were fighting for the land that was…

Blog #1

These beginning few chapters have began to unravel the twist that is the Mexican Revolution. From a long time of suffering and hardships, to violent revolution that saw many influential figure. The beginning of the 20th century saw the fall of Profirio Diaz, a long term Dictator, and the rise and quick fall of…