Mexico was in ruins after the Mexican American war and for a while remained in hot water, because of the economic struggles and the violent attacks that were occurring between others who were in search of prospering. In my opinion, the Mexican War brought much decrease of power to the Mexican society. Desperate for money, Mexico seriously needed a settlement and the conclusion was selling most of their land to the United States of America for a total amount of 15 million dollars (pg. 101). After not only losing a huge amount of land to the United States of America, many Mexicans such as the gold diggers and even New Mexicans that had already been residing in American territory had to face problems with their own civil rights and citizenship (pg.103, pg.104).
The greasers of the 1950s took their name from the “Greaser Act” which was a law created in California against Mexicans to protect Californians from Mexicans who were unarmed, but not peaceful or quiet people. The name “Greaser” was given to the Mexicans that greased carts, in the mid-1800s; this job was one of the worst jobs that anyone could have, which made the name “Greaser” one of utmost disrespect. When they adopted the name “greaser” also from the greased back hairstyle they did so with the idea of rebellion. Doing so with their look and attitudes. Many believe that this rebellious attitude came from the fact that the 1950s was a time of suppressed libido, due to the recovery from the war Nowadays, greasers are classified as people who not so much have the typical pompadour slicked back hairstyles but with “street cred” as a car guy who knows how to work on his hot rods.
Judas at the Jockey Club examines the “ordinary aspects of life,” such as sports and recreation, work and jobs, and ceremony and celebrations, to illustrate the extent to which the two main social classes of Mexican society, the elite and the lower class, came to represent two different contradicting cultures. Beezley’s overall purpose in writing this book is to show the very distinctive actions that distinguish those who want to modernize Mexico and those who do not want any part of modernization. The countryside was viewed as being backwards by Diaz, Europeans, and foreign investors. Foreign visitors were confused by the ways in which these people lived. The countryside had no type of technology and refused to gain any such technology that was beginning to be used in the cities and other countries.
The Latinos separated into an area of city with oldest, most run-down housing they had many discrimination on theirs jobs the Mexicans where forced to work for below poverty level wages. Los Angeles had a big part of discrimination because they would describe Mexicans by using racial propaganda. This was causing lost of racial tension between Latinos and whites. Is was late 1930s that young Latinos in California, who the media would call Chicanos. Well the Chicanos created a youth curries they adopted their own music, language and their also there way of dressing.
Out of this resentment was born the Pachuco a “Zoot Suit” wearing young Mexican American who rebelled against the norms of segregation by entering the clubs they weren’t supposed to be allowed in and ruling the dance floor. In the middle of a wartime economy when most citizens were rationing everything they used and putting in efforts to save up for the war, Pachucos were spending the money in their pockets on the glamorous suits that they paraded the streets of Los Angeles in. This was seen as a form of disrespect to the white citizens who were rationing for their country and racial tension quickly began to build. The young Pachucos didn’t find much acceptance in their own households either. Most of their parents were striving to conform and fit in, not rebel and stand out.
Media perpetuates stereotypes that lead to the formation of the dominant ideologies in a society, resulting in the discrimination of the minorities in order for the dominant class to maintain their status. Mexican Americans have been the victims of discrimination throughout time, just as other minorities were and still are. In most films, “the Mexican is portrayed as the bandido, clown, or dark lady. By the 1930's he adds two variations to his repertoire: the caballero and the gangster. On the whole, however, he remains a subject—someone to be killed or mocked, seduced or redeemed by Saxon protagonists.” (Pettit, 132) Not only are they given these stereotypical characteristics in films, even cartoons and advertisements utilize this image to make a statement.
4/29/10 Globe history Period 6 Emiliano Zapata and pancho villa Emiliano Zapata and pancho villa were revolutionaries in the revolution of Mexico many years ago. There were revolutionaries fighting for freedom and for the people of Mexico .stealing from the rich and giving to the poor for that they were called bandits in many people eyes there were revolutionaries. Were they bandits or were they just trying to hold on to the one thing they call home from the grip of dictation? The revolution all started because the people were being treated and badly and from there the revolution stared. Two of the main revolutionary formed for the people during the revolution.
Mexican War of Independence An article written by Jesus F. de la Teja, "MEXICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE," Handbook of Texas Online depicts the series of events that took place to end the Spanish rule in Mexico. There are many causes of the revolution of Mexico, some of the causes being the lack of political stability and economic reasons. Another cause of the Mexican revolution was the exploitation and mistreatment of the poor. The middle class unable to own land due to not having any wealth contributed to the political instability. Father Michael Hidalgo is considered an important figure in the history of Mexican Independence as he is the one to begin the rebellion against bad government and Spaniards.
After reading the Texas Declaration of Independence and the rebuttal to it, I feel that Texas has presented the more convincing arguments. Texas provides a variety of supportive arguments on why they want to become independent from Mexico. Texas gives many examples of different ways Mexico is trying to take over their land. Texas refers to themselves as “an instrument in the hands of evil rulers.” (117) Texas and Mexico both sworn to support the federal republican constitution of their country, but it no longer had a important existence, due to the Mexican nation forcibly changing the whole nature of their government without giving Texas any consent. Texas argues that the Mexican General Santa Anna made late changes in the government and overturned the constitution that both states originally had agreed upon.
There was increased racism as African Americans started to stand up for their rights in the search of equality which increased tensions in America. There were riots regarding class and race in Mexico as well as conflict between African Americans and Mexicans. The Cold War was a period of East-West competition, tension, and conflict short of full-scale war, characterized by mutual perceptions of hostile intention between military-political alliances or blocs. There were real wars, sometimes called "proxy wars" because they were fought by Soviet allies rather than the USSR itself -- along with competition for influence in the Third World, and a major superpower arms