Mexican Revolution

Research papers on the Mexican Revolution overview the history of Mexico and the uprising. Any aspect of the revolution can be focused on and our writers will custom write the historical, military or social affects of the Mexican Revolution.

Between 1910 and 1920, the Mexican Revolution radically altered Mexico's cultural and government, and led to the emergence of several colorful rebel leaders, including Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa. For thirty-five years, strongman Porfirio Diaz ruled Mexico. First elected in 1876, Diaz held a succession of rigged elections that kept him in power. After the 1910 elections, open rebellion finally broke out.

Francisco Madero, who had lost the 1910 election, declared the Diaz presidency illegal. Spontaneous uprisings occurred across Mexico, leading to Diaz's downfall in 1911. The Madero Presidency, from 1911 to 1913, was not without difficulty. It was during this period that Emiliano Zapata agitated for land reform, openly rebelling against Madero. Madero was assassinated in 1913, succeeded by the military dictatorship of General Huerta. Under the Huerta regime, the following took place:

• Open civil war rocked Mexico
• Military intervention by the United States, who occupied Veracruz in 1914.
• US troops under the command of General John "Black Jack" Pershing were sent into Mexico in 1916 in an attempt to capture Pancho Villa, who had staged several raids into Texas and New Mexico.

By 1916, much of the fighting was drawing to a close. President Carranza was able to consolidate power in Mexico City under his Constitutional Party. By 1919, the last leading rebel forces, under Zapata, had been pushed far to the south. Elections in 1920 eventually resulted in a stable government under Alvaro Obregon.