Mexican Revolution Necessary

There have been many cases throughout history for why revolutions have occurred. A harsh government, an unfair and favored higher class, debt, agriculture, freedom, and etc. In 1910-1920 the Mexican revolution became the center of attention in what now is El Paso, Texas. Before the revolution since 1876, Porfirio Diaz was the dictator of Mexico. Diaz was the type of ruler who had too much power and abused the power to commit brutal actions. In doing so he generated conditions in which his political opponents soon enough felt over the edge. Due to Diaz’ harsh government, the war was starting to be the start of the revolution. But was it necessary? The Mexican revolution was necessary to change the oppressive government, grievance of the peons
The government always asked the poor to pay an immense amount of taxes while other higher classes were not paying taxes at all. This shows how the government affected the poor and how they lived. On the other hand, higher or “noble” people of Mexico were living a calmer and pleasant life. Not being forced to being slaves or living any of the problems the peons faced. One of the main reasons they had for fighting for their rights was their land. John Reed writes in “What About Mexico?” about what the Mexican revolution consisted of. “The Mexican Revolution is not a revolution of the middle class. The revolution is a slowly-growing accumulation of grievances of the peons, who are the lowest class. The peons are fighting for land. This is the strongest underlying cause of the Revolution.” The peons were the commence of the necessary revolution so they could gain freedom, rights, and equality (to how the higher class were treated). Although the unfairly treated peons did not like being poor and in starvation they did not like that specific discriminatory action taken by the