The hacienda system was destroyed and the land was divided up to peasants and Indian communities. The government recognized peasant organizations and labor unions and promoted their organization. The foreign-owned oil industry was expropriated and the Mexican petroleum company created.

Brief Background. -Clearly, the cause of the Mexican Revolution was a compilation of social and economic factors. Diaz was interested in supporting the Mexican elite, and had a desire to reform Mexico into a more civilized country. Neglected the rural populace by poorly distributing the land they used to make a living.

The Mexican Revolution The immediate challenge to existing regimes in country after country usually came from disaffected members of the traditional ruling groups and from the expanding middle sectors resentful of their exclusion from a fair share of power and privilege.

The economic policies of Porfirio Díaz, unequal distribution of land, deeply entrenched economic inequality, and undemocratic institutions were the major causes of the revolution.

From 1910 to 1913 the Revolution slowed down export growth, but in 1914 exports fell about 22 percent. The drop probably resulted from the international recession rather than the disruptions in Mexico. The following year exports rebounded, rising 23 percent and in 1916 they grew by 16 percent.

Which of the following best explains the role of drug cartels in Mexico? The power of the drug cartels is limited to the urban area of Mexico City. The drug cartels produce most of the drugs in Mexico and then distribute those drugs to both North and South America.

The motives for waging the Mexican Revolution grew out of the belief that a few wealthy landowners could no longer continue the old ways of Spanish colonial rule; a feudal-like system called la encomienda.

The war affected the US, specifically Texas, and Mexico. For Mexico, there was loss of life, economic ruin, and huge damage to property. For the US, they gained huge new pieces of land.