Social+Change+MKJ

=Social Change=

__Causes:__
Porfirio Diaz was ruler of mexico for over 30 years as a dictator. He did a lot of good things like getting rid of crime but lots of things led to his destruction. There was an election in 1910. Francisco I. Madero was in the election but Diaz falsely accused Modero and put him in prison. Diaz was reelected. The workers were taken advantage of enormously. They worked restless, long hours and got paid almost nothing. The difference between the rich and the poor was large. Both the rich and the poor suffered from Porfirio Diaz's rule. The new generation of Mexicans were for politics. The Diaz regime had so much power over the government that no one was able to break into the system. This made them want to break in even more.

__Ideal:__
When Francisco I. Madero got out of jail he learned about the reelection of Diaz and went to Texas.The three very strong revolutionary groups that contributed to the rise and fall of the leaders were Emiliano Zapata, Francisco "Pancho" Villa, and Pascual Orozco. Zapata was from the South covering those areas with his troops and Villa and Pascual were in the North covering those areas. In 1911 Villa and Orozco began taking control of

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the Northern areas while Zapata captured Ciudad Juarez. This made Diaz resign and flee to Europe. Even though he fled he left a large army under the command of General Victoriano Huerta. Madero was elected president. Madero's agenda led Zapata, Villa, and Orozco to abandon him. General Victoriano Huerta met with the u.s. ambassador to make a plan. The U.S. did not support Madero. They thought he was too closely related to the revolutionists. Huerta, the ambassador, and Diaz's nephew came up with a plan to overthrow Madero and make Huerta president.

__Outcome:__
General Victoriano Huerta who was leading the federal troops then took over the presidency and had Modero and Jose Maria Pino Suarez, vice-president, arrested.

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On February 22, 1913 Madero and Suarez were killed for trying to escape. Three revolutionary forces rise in the North which are led by Villa, Alvaro Obregan, and Venustiano Carranza. In the South Zapata was still fighting. Huerta suffered one defeat after another. In the summer of 1914 all four revolutionary forces came together to overthrow Huerta. Huerta realized he was defeated and fled from the city. In August of 1914 Carranza declared himself president. Soon after Carranza declared himself president, Villa began fighting against him. Villa built up his forces and started moving south to push Carranza out of Mexico. Carranza fought back but everyone was shocked when Zapata took Mexico City. The fighting went on until Villa, Zapata, and Obregan met to come up with a solution. They decided to put Eulalio Guitierrez as President and Zapata move out of Mexico City. This worked for a while but the different revolutionary forced allied with each other. Zapata and Villa stayed loyal to each other but Obregan joined forced with Carranza to get him back into Presidency. In 1915 Villa's and Obregan's forced came together in a battle where Obregan was victorious. Villa's forces were badly injured which gave Carranza the chance to reclaim presidency. Right after that presidency Villa's forced fought Carranza for a period of time. Villa, Zapata, and Obregan met up once again and decided to put Eulalio Guitierrez a sPresident who was backed by Villa and Zapata. Obregan betrayed them again and joined with Carranza in the late 1915. Zapata and Villa had many losses in the hands of Obregan and Carranza. Carranza was gaining power and Zapata needed more troops badly. One of Carranza's generals decided speak with Zapata to join him. When Zapata went to meet up with the general, he soon realized that it was a trap and was shot on sight. The news of Zapata's death spread quickly and Carranza became a hated man. Carranza tried to flee the county knowing he was doomed, but he was killed just out of Mexico City. Adolfo de la Huerta was put in presidency until the next election. At the elections Obregan won and most of the revolutionary violence cease to exist. Many people went to the U.S. to get away from the danger, chaos, fighting, disaster, and social disorganization. media type="custom" key="7802029" align="left"