Describe three causes and three consequences of the Mexican Revolution.

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Sam Dillion, in 1998, 14th September wrote The Mexico City Journal; Anniversary of ’68 Massacre Brings Facts to Light and published in The New York Times. The journal investigated the massacre and involved (survivors) some of the people present during then. It aimed to make the events clear since facts were hidden ever since. On that, Deputy Interior Minister Salaza Toledano confirmed saying that the documents could not be released for national security. The title inclusion of the bit that it ‘brings facts to light’ suites the article as it unveils hidden truths of over the years till the anniversary period. The writer stated some versions given to the public, like students provoking violence and the consequences.
The massacre had several causes, one of them being fear by President Diaz on the democracy movement planned by the student leaders. During that time, student leaders were organizing a campaign after an army invaded a university. That movement advocated for democracy due to previous fights between the police and students. Unknown to the student leaders, the President planned a meeting and trapped them. Students had support from some worker groups who were among demonstrators, and after that meeting on the same day, while students thought that the government would meet their demands, gunfights broke out. It was reported by journalists collaborating with the government that students fired at the troops, and the forces fired back to defend themselves. The truth was later found that the snipers firing at the soldiers were organizes by the government to trigger chaos.
Another cause of the massacre was that the President aimed at protecting the occurrence of the Olympic games, which to him, were essential to the state. President Diaz felt that the demonstrations by the students and their leaders would affect the Olympics. He was not ready to face shame if the Olympics failed. The preparations of the Olympics would be significantly affected by the student movements, and their failure of success would impact on the economy of the nation (Bell, 2018). The Mexicans, who were against the Olympics, had the opinion that it would stabilize the country since they had no freedom and were through oppression by the government, which they sought to address first. The games marked the national development touching on its middle-class workers. President Diaz’s leadership focused on protecting the image of the nation by successful games. Among the demonstrators were the protestants, which made the government planned the...