Mexican American Revolution

After their respective revolutions, Mexico and Cuba were left with crumbling social, economic, and political structures in need of revamping. Land, labor, and social reforms, as well as political alliances with powerful countries were extremely influential in determining both the successes and failures in the post-revolutionary Mexico and Cuba. Many contextual differences influenced the approaches and outcomes of the regimes that arose following the revolutions. The following paragraphs will attempt to address the most important way that Mexico and Cuba managed to re-establish stability after their revolutions, compare the outcomes of the two revolutions, and evaluate which country was able to actualize its revolutionary goals while simultaneously

This alliance, within the context of Cold War politics, influenced the United States’ decision to minimize and even halt trade with Cuba; this was damaging to economic stability. Loss of stable trade with the United States created a deficit and, when the USSR finally collapsed, economic stability faltered in the wake. Another drawback of creating a socialist regime was the fact that it was extremely expensive to finance programs that could lead to successful political, economic, and social structures. Since Cuba’s main export was sugar, which was not a reliable industry due to Cuba’s minimal comparative advantage over the exports of other countries in South America, foreign investment and support was necessary for stability (Prevost, 379). Overall, taking a socialist approach was the most important way that Cuba managed to re-establish stability, but this approach led to US opposition and economic stability was relatively short-lived after foreign support

Land reform in Mexico and socialist-centered policy in Cuba highly influenced the power of their regimes and the actualization of the goals of their revolutions. Political influences often dictate stability, or lack thereof, as can be seen through the course of both Mexico’s and Cuba’s revolution and post-revolution stages. Overall, the regimes that arose from the conflicts were highly corrupt and oppressive; politically stagnant systems prevail in Cuba as corruption resonates in Mexico today. Taking these events into consideration, one can conclude that revolutions can be extremely devastating to a fragile economy, but the successful implementation of certain reforms and policy can be beneficial in managing to repair these nations depending on the