REVOLUTIONS

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REVOLUTIONS

• Cuban 1959 Mexican 1821
• Abigail Morgan, Hannah Rowell, Kelly Ryder

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Mexican Independence Revolution1821
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Causes (Mexican)

• Frustrated by political and economic power of the
  colonial officials
• High taxes
• Imperial monopolies

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Background of the Mexican Revolution (1821)

• War of Independence
• Started September 16, 1810
• Mexico wanted independence from Spain
• Mexican-born Spaniards, Mestizos, Zambos and
  Amerindians fought against Spain
• Dislike of political and economic reforms put
  into play by Spain to modernize the colony

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Background (continued)

• 1808 Royal family of Portugal fled to Brazil
• Napoleon forced King Ferdinand VII to abdicate
  placed brother Joseph Bonaparte on the throne
• French created Juanta Central new political
  body that administered areas they controlled
• Spanish saw Junta as temporary form of government
  while the King was held prisoner
• Junta

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Background (still continued)

• Junta exercised kings power over Spanish
  colonies
• Minority (wealthy and powerful individuals)
  disliked it
• Those who disliked it said they were the people
  of the King, not the Spanish nation
• Wanted to create smaller local Juntas and govern
  them themselves until Ferdinand returned

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Background (continued.. x4)

• People loyal to Spain resisted the independence,
  which caused uprisings
• And then they were in deep doodoo.
• 1808 1809 Spanish officials in Venezuela,
  Mexico, and Bolivia were overthrown
• Local Juntas were established
• 1823 Mexican army overthrew colonel Augustin De
  Inturbide and became a republic

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Short Term and Long Term Effects

• Short Term
• - instability of government
• Long Term
• - still a republic
• - own body of government

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Cuban Revolution1959
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Major Players

• Simon Bolivar Preeminent leader of independent
  movement in Spanish South America
• Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla priest who used
  speech to gain support of the movement
• Jose Maria Morelos priest who helped lead the
  revolution, defeated and executed in 1815
• Colonel Augustin de Iturbide military leader
  for Spain

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Background of the Cuban Revolution (1959)

• Revolution that led to the overthrow of General
  Fulgencio Batista's regime
• Continuing achievement of social and economic
  programs by the new government after the
  overthrow of the Batista government, including
  the Marxist policies.

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Background (Continued)

• Started July 26, 1953 with the attacks on the
  Moncada Barracks
• Poorly armed guerrillas the Castro brothers were
  two of the few who survived
• Both thrown in prison because of the attacks
• Went to Mexico to gain support for the overthrow
  of the Batista government and trained soldiers
• On the way to the Sierra Maestra mountains, many
  soldiers were killed

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Background (Continued)

• 1953 Student Revolutionary Directorate
  attempted to assassinate President Fulgencio
  Batista
• Ended the RD
• Fidel Castro achieved military control of the
  Sierra Maestra mountains
• 1958 - Rebel Radio

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• Despite the large difference in men, the Cuban
  military always retreated from battles first
• The U.S. arms embargo imposed on the Cuban
  government lessened Cuban power
• Operation Verano Batista forces attacked into
  the mountains, Cuban army was defeated
• 1959 - Military commander Colonel Rubidio
  retreated his soldiers and Castro took over Santa
  Clara and Havana

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People

• Fidel Castro History will absolve me
• General Fulgencio Batista
• Raúl Castro Ruz

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Short Term and Long Term Effects

• Short Term
• - Instability of government
• - economic stress
• - temporary president until Castro took over
• Long Term
• - communism
• - Castro family still in power today
• - embargo

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Similarities

• Opposition to government was the main cause of
  both.
• Minorities played huge roles
• Both governments were completely over threw
  ruling power.
• Same ruling governmental body still in power today

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Differences

• Mexican revolution had more religious ties than
  Cuban
• Cuban Communism
• Cuban Revolution was within its people
• Mexican Revolution was people against foreign
  rulers (trying to break free from Spain)

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Works cited

• http//www.sonofthesouth.net/texas/mexican-indepen
  dence.htm
• http//historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?opv
  iewarticleartid122