Two Revolutions shaped the history of two countries: Mexico and Russia. Both Revolutions drastically changed the life of their people. I will compare and contrast both Revolutions.
The Mexican Revolution happened in the year 1910. There were many dictators in Mexico. The president of Mexico at that time was Porfirio Diaz that had been president for over 30 years, who was also a dictator with, Victoriano Huerta and Venustiano Carranza. The dictators fought for the interest of the peons. There were also people that wanted a democracy in Mexico. Francisco Madero that was educated in Europe and at the University of California led a series of strikes throughout the country for new election of president. (Mexico online.com pg.1) Madero also had follwers that were, Emiliano Zapata and Francisco Vi
The Mexican and Russian Revolutions were similar, but yet different in their own way. The similarities were that they both had radicals going against the President and/or Tsar. Both President and Tsar abdicated. Both radicals had power over the country for some time. The Revolution had their people mad at their leaders. The biggest similarity was that they both wanted land for their poor people and wanted a democracy.
The Russian Revolution happened in the year 1917. There were many reasons for the Revolution that mad people mad. Russia was an Autocracy, which means that the Tsar had total power. People in Russia wanted to make Russia more of a democracy. The Tsar at that time was Nicholas II. Wealthy people that didn't want things to change in Russia influenced Nicholas. Rich people w
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