POLC91H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Mexican Revolution, Electoral Fraud, South African Class 19C 4-8-2
5 Dec 2012
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Challenges to oligarchical rule was very prevalent in the southern cone; argentina, Olig"s didn"t disappear, they just allowed new groups into the political system. They remained as large land owners and participated in politics. These did not grow into dynamic export producing countries, they remained producing mostly coffee. Social structure; small # of eu elites, and masses of poor ppl, and it stayed this way b/c there was no emergence of middle class through industry. Exercised control through repression and alliance with the military. This continued in force up until 70s-80s and had civil was in the region during the. Mexico: fierce repression combined with modernization leads to revolution. Mexican revolution got rid of the olig kind of. These that happened under his rule are what led to mexican revolution. He represented the oligarchy more than anybody else. Cientificos - a group of ppl who advised him.
