HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
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Question
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He used the military to help him seize power.
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His policies harmed Mexico’s infrastructure.
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His policies established a command economy.
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His policies increased the gap between rich and poor.
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Detailed explanation-1: -How did the rule of dictator General Porfirio Díaz contribute to economic and political instability in Mexico? He used the military to help him seize power. His policies harmed Mexico’s infrastructure. His policies established a command economy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Porfirio Díaz was president of Mexico longer than anyone else in its history. After his heroism in leading the troops against the French, he tried to gain the Presidency through a coup against President Benito Juárez in the abortive Revolt of La Noria in 1871.
Detailed explanation-3: -During el Porfiriato, Mexico underwent rapid modernization and economic growth while at the same curving civil liberties and a free press. General Diaz believed that the people of Mexico were not ready to exercise democracy and that his government needed to have a paternalistic policy.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: Mexicans rebelled against President Porfirio Diaz because the wealth generated by his economic reforms was not evenly spread, and because his political policies were very oppressive. Mexico enjoyed great industrialization and modernization under Diaz’s time as president.