In The Mexican Revolution, The Meiji Restoration, And The Risorgimento

From the 19th century to the early 20th century, a series of multiple revolutions occurred throughout the globe, leaving Japan, Italy, and Mexico forever revitalized by new ideas, leadership, and developing governments. In this essay we will discuss and contrast the revolutionary goals, leaderships, and tactics found in the Mexican Revolution, the Meiji Restoration, and the Risorgimento. Although each revolution is characteristically different and important in its own way, we will examine the efficiency of each and determine which one was ultimately the most effective.

First, we will begin with discussing the Mexican Revolution that began on November 20th of 1910 and continued until 1920. The ultimate goal of the Mexican Revolution was to

Another important influence included Emiliano Zapata. Zapata was the general of the Liberation Army of the South, an important revolutionary brigade that recruited thousands of peasants to fight for land reform. His followers were known as “Zapatistas”. Revolutionary tactics included the conferencing of social reforms, including the Plan de Ayala and the Plan de San con Luis Potosí, as well as constitutional conventions to draft a supreme law that would give way to economic rights for the people of Mexico. Support from United States troops under Woodrow Wilson in 1914 was also influential in assisting the revolutionaries.

Next, we will discuss the Risorgimento, a 19th-century movement for unification of Italy that would ultimately establish the Kingdom of Italy in 1861. Before this time, the Italian peninsula

The goals of the Meiji Restoration included dismantling of the old feudal regime and the creation of a nation-state capable of standing equal among Western powers, including the United Kingdom, France, Russia, and the Unites States. The leaders of the Meiji Restoration were mostly young samurai motivated by increasing domestic problems and threats of foreign intrusion. Saigō Takamori was also an influential leader in the Meiji Restoration. He was responsible for leading several rebellions against the government in companionship with samurai warriors and peasants who distrusted the new regime. The citizens of Japan were also, arguably, influential leaders of the Meiji restoration. Under their pressure to insist on the creation of a constitutional government, the government formed a Cabinet system in 1885 and in 1886 began developing the Constitution, which would be presented as a gift from the emperor to the people in 1889 and established a bicameral parliament. Revolutionary tactics from the Meiji Restoration included the development of transportation and communication. Railroads were built, telegraphs connecting major cities, and the institution of a European-style banking system developed. We can clearly recognize differences between the revolutionary tactics of the Meiji Restoration to those in the Mexican Revolution and those in the