Mexico has an elongated history of revolutions and one of them was the Mexican revolution that was started against the ongoing dictator rule of the in the year 1910. The people of Mexico were very fed up with the rule of President Porfino Diaz and Francisco I. Madero was the man who spearheaded this revolution against the dictator president. Francisco was also jailed by the president Diaz but it did not affect his struggle against the dictator president. The movement got the support from almost all the sections of the society and turned into one of the most memorable moments of the Mexican history. A series of armed conflict took place between the rebels and the president Diaz army but at the end of the day the rebels became successful in overthrowing the ongoing dictatorship from the Mexico.
The condition of contemporary Mexican society was in a worst condition and People were suffering in the dictatorship of the Diaz. Every class of society was angry with the ongoing rule, especially the lower class because this class was most affected with the higher inflation rates, low wages, deteriorating fundamental services, bad shaped housing and social conditions. In the contemporary society, a large number of population consisted of blacks but due to the government policies the land was going slithering from their possession and going into hands of white, it left them infuriated completely. They were looking for just a chance and when they got Francisco I. Madero as their leader, they joined the revolution fully fledged. The middle class of the Mexican society was angry with President Diaz because he used to favor foreign businessmen and also because there was a complete lack on the part of the government in terms of the fundamental services.
The Cuban revolution was an armed revolution in the Cuba that was lead by Fidel Castro against the ongoing dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. The revolution started when the effort was made by General Fulgencio Batista to capture the power in Cuba by cancelling the democratic process of the selecting the government and seizing the rights of the people. Fidel Castro was a young lawyer who opposed this move of the Fulgencio Batista and launched an open confrontation with him.
The Cuban revolution was operated in different phases. It started in the year of 1953 with an armed attack on the military barracks. The struggle had faced many ups and downs and lasted for a long time. Gradually people started participating in the movement and it turned out in a successful episode when Fidel Castro succeeded in overthrowing the rule of Fulgencio Batista from Cuba. It is also alleged that United States sent the troops and weapons to support the rebels In the Cuban revolution.
The condition of the contemporary Cuban society was almost the same as it was in the society of Mexico before Mexican revolution. The society was passing through a transition phase and People were suffering from a number of problems. The problems were many but the dictator Fulgencio Batista was involved in securing his interests instead of solving the issues of the contemporary Cuban society. People were suffering from the pillage of their national resources by the agents of other countries and also because they were not getting the basic amenities in their own country.
There are various similarities and differences between the Mexican revolution and the revolution of Cuba. The conditions and the problems were same in both the societies. People of both the societies were suffering from the dictatorship rule in their countries. Both the revolutions got the support of the middle and the lower class at large scale.
In both the revolutions there were two different individuals who lead the whole movement and made the revolution successful by mobilizing the people of the society against the governments of both the countries. Both the leaders were tortured and discouraged by the dictators but none of them quit and due to their determination, both succeeded in their aims. In both the revolutions, the rebel forces used the same pattern to achieve the targets.
The intervention of the foreign forces was clearly visible in societies of both the countries and the same was also opposed by the rebels in the Mexican and Cuban revolutions.
Apart from several similarities there are also several differences in both the revolutions and the first difference in both the revolutions is the unity of the rebels. The rebels in the Cuban revolution were comparatively more united than the rebels of the Mexican revolution. The rebels of the Mexican revolution were fighting at their own free will and according to their own methods while Cuban rebels were very much united.
After having observed the abovementioned detailed analysis of Mexican and the Cuban revolutions and several related aspects, it is clear to say that there were a number of similarities and differences between both the revolutions. Both the revolutions have changed the contemporary societies of both the countries and made a remarkable difference in the ongoing situation.
Works Cited
Gilly, Adolfo. The Mexican Revolution. New York: The New Press, 2006.
Goldston, Robert C. The Cuban revolution. Indiana: Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1970.
