Was The Failure Of Madero's Presidency Due To The Rising Expectations Of The People?

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To what extent was the failure of Madero’s presidency due to the rising expectations of the people?
To begin, it is important to understand what problems the people of Mexico faced during Diaz’s regime. The main component of Diaz’s presidency was that he led a brutal dictatorship, full of corruption and inequality. Diaz focused more on economic benefit than the safety and security of the people in his country, and listened to no one outside of his circle of power. Under Diaz, people could not change classes. Everyone who was born a mestiso or an Indian stayed low-class for their entire lives. The Indians laboured on haciendas, were poor and sick, and Diaz didn’t do anything to fix it. That is why, when 1911 came and Diaz was put into exile, …show more content…

There had not been an election to officially give him the presidential title and after Diaz was put into exile, Madero took over control of the country. Madero had a lot of supporters leading up to Diaz’s exile. Diaz had been in power for 35 years, and when he neared his retirement, Madero stepped in and began running for president. Madero made an abundance of extravagant promises to the people of Mexico, most of which proved impossible to fulfill. When the people realized that Madero was using the presidential power to fix Mexico for white foreigners, and not the native Mexicans like he promised, he lost supporters. How much support did he lose because of rising expectations from the …show more content…

The time period during which Diaz was being exiled was a stressful and monumental time for the people of Mexico. Suddenly the people of Mexico were free from the tyrant that had them under control with an iron fist for almost 35 years. They wanted a peaceful transition from the tough, brutal Diaz, to the peaceful, democracy loving Madero. Instead, what the people received was a period of uprisings from numerous groups, all wanting a piece of the power pie. Madero was the symbol of the Mexican Revolution which greatly hindered his ability to promote his beliefs. Madero didn’t know how to lead a country through a revolution and when the public realized this, they left him. Emiliano Zapata was one of the first people to break rank with Madero. He saw that Madero wasn’t the one to rule Mexico, but instead, he believed Pasqual Orozco should lead. He then led revolts against his former companion. Because Madero did not end the revolution peacefully like the public wanted, he provoked more revolts and violence. Once the people saw this, they realized that there was no hope of having their needs for land seen to, so they stopped supporting

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