Change Analysis Chart: Latin America 1914-today
Theme
Basic features at beginning of
period
Political
Mexico – PRI
Cuba – lack of strong
government
Economic
Mexico – traded with US
Cuba – very bad
Based on cash crops and
exports with developed
nations
Social
Mexico – wanted to
industrialize
Cuba – good quality of life
Key Continuities
Key Changes
Switch to communism
Reforms
Switches between various
government styles (democracy,
military dictatorship, etc)
??
Stabilized
Industrialized
Less reliant on international
market
Basic Features at the End of the
Period
Mexico – Constitution of 1917
- elected Venustino Carranza
Cuba – communist dictatorship –
Fidel Castro
Mexico – NAFTA – free trade
market
Cuba – industrialized, no longer
traded with US
Causes and effects
Causes – significantly behind
the west in developing, very
unstable
Effects – improved living
conditions, jeopardized
relationship with US
Causes – too dependent on
foreign countries
Effects – modernization, got
them “up to speed” with
other nations
Still traded with other countries
Mexico – Industrialization
Cuba – Cuban Revolution
Urbanization
Women’s rights
Working rights/restrictions
Mexico –
Industrialized/urbanized
Causes – society in need of
reform and they were one of
the few that had not
industrialized
Cuba – Populism
Effects – urbanization,
Culture is important
Women had more rights
Population increase
Labor unions, minimum wage,
maximum working hours
industrialization