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Porfirio Díaz, one of Benito Juárez' generals, seized power in 1876 and served several terms as president. Known as Don Porfirio, he ruled Mexico with an iron hand for nearly 35 years. He brought stability to the country, built railroads, improved harbors, and increased agricultural output. He established the country's oil industry, promoted good relations with other countries, and encouraged foreign investment in Mexico. At the same time, under Díaz, the church, the aristocracy, and the army regained their old privileges. The Indians found themselves with less land than ever, city and rural workers were impoverished, and political opposition was suppressed.

The topic of paragraph 1 is

Mexico's Mexico's aristocracy
Foreign investment in Mexico
Diaz dictatorship
political suppression

The main idea of paragraph 1 is

Diaz regime in Mexico brought in lots of foreign investors and improved roads
Diaz regime benefited the aristocracy and suppressed the underclasses.
Porfirio Diaz was one of Benito Juarez's trusted generals
Porfirio Diaz ruled Mexico for over three decades.

Díaz' dictatorial rule brought about a revolution in 1910. Pancho Villa, a former bandit and guerrilla fighter, led the uprising in the north. In the south, Emiliano Zapata, a tough peasant leader, took up the cause of the landless Indians. Díaz was forced to resign, and Francisco I. Madero, the liberal son of a wealthy landowner and a champion of political reform, was elected president in 1911.

The topic of paragraph 2 is

Madero's election as president
Revolt by Zapata and the Indians
Villa and his guerilla soldiers
Downfall of Diaz regime

The main idea of paragraph 2 is

A revolution brought down the government of Porfirio Diaz
Madero was elected president of Mexico in 1911.
Pancho Villa and his guerillas attacked Diaz forces from the north
Emiliano Zapata led the landless Indian uprising against Diaz.

In the years that followed, Mexico was torn by almost continuous violence in the struggle among rival revolutionary leaders. Victoriano Huerta, a general supported by the conservatives, had Madero assassinated in 1913 and seized power. Villa and Zapata rebelled against Huerta, as did Venustiano Carranza, the governor of Coahuila state. Huerta was deposed and Carranza became president in 1914.

The topic of paragraph 3 is

The assassination of Madero
Support for the Huerta government
The Carranza presidency
Fighting amongst the rebel leaders

The main idea of paragraph 3 is

Victoriano Huerta had Madero assassinated and seized power.
Villa rebelled against the Huerta government..
Revolutionary leaders fought amongst themselves.
Conservative groups were supportive of the government.

By 1915, however, Carranza was at war with both Villa and Zapata, particularly over the slow pace of land reform. U.S. president Woodrow Wilson twice intervened on behalf of Carranza, and in 1915 he dispatched a cavalry force against Villa, who had raided a U.S. border town. In 1916 the victorious Carranza called for a convention to draft a new constitution.

The topic of paragraph 4 is

The Villa raids
U.S. government intervention
A constitutional convention
The slow pace of land reform

The main idea of paragraph 4 is

Carranza took over the reigns of government with the help of the United States
Carranza was at war with the rebel forces of Villa and Zapata.
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sent in troops to fight against the Villa forces.
Carranza called for a convention to draft a new constitution.

The 1917 Constitution revived Juárez' ideal of free public education and government control of church property and wealth. It regulated hours and wages for workers and upheld their right to unionize and strike. It also affirmed the government's right to reclaim ownership of all land, as well as the resources beneath the surface, in the name of the nation. Although socially progressive, many provisions of the new constitution were not carried out because of a lack of funds and political will.

The topic of paragraph 5 is

Government ownership of the land
Free public education
Mexican constitution
The right to unionize

The main idea of paragraph 5 is

The constitution of 1917 consisted of socially progressive ideals.
The constitution of 1917 revived the ideas of free education and government..
The constitution of 1917 reclaimed the land for the government.
The constitution of 1917 regulated the rights of workers..

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