Revolt and Revolution in Latin America--History 180-4

Discussion/Study questions for Mexico
Mexico 1910-1940

1. How would you classify the different movements and factions that took part in the revolution?
2. How did the rural unrest that characterized the revolutionary period continue
   during the 1920s and 30s? How was it different?
3. How did the peasants and workers of different regions fare in their struggles during
   the 1920s and 30s?
4. What issues were at stake in the factional battles for national political power during
   the 1920s and 30s?
5. How did the Mexican state relate to the different mass movements of these years?
6. What reforms and solutions did President Cardenas establish in Mexico during
   1936 and 1940?
7. How would you characterize the Mexican political system as of 1940?