Mexico
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| Capital | Mexico City |
| Ruling Party |  PRI |
| Head of State | President Adolfo López Mateos |
| Head of Government | Secretary of Governorship Gustavo Díaz Ordaz |
| Sphere |  Pacto de Veracruz |
| Foreign Alignment | None |
| GDP | $16.89B |
| Credit Rating |  Acceptable |
| Market Type |  Stabilizing Development |
| This article is part of a series on TNO's |
| Mexico |
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| Capital |
| Mexico City |
| Major Cities |
| Tijuana • Veracruz • Guadalajara • Monterrey • Merida • Acapulco de Juarez • Villahermosa • Leon • Durango • Chihuahua • San Luis Potosi • Puebla • Hermosillo • Zacatecas • Ciudad Juarez • Torreon • Oaxaca • Reynosa • Campeche • Cuernavaca • Tampico • Morelia • Ecatepec de Morelos • Saltillo • Ciudad Victoria • La Paz • Ciudad Obregon • Celaya • Aguascalientes • Tepic |
| Major Characters |
| Adolfo Lopez Mateos • Gustavo Diaz Ordaz • Raul Salinas Lozano • Carlos Alberto Madrazo |
| Major Events |
| Aleutian Crisis • Puerto Plata Invasion |
Mexico(Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America, neighboring the United States in the North, and Guatemala and British Honduras in the South.
History[edit | edit source]
Epoch of Change[edit | edit source]
The Presidency of Lazaro Cardenas was a new beginning for the languishing Mexican Revolution. The collectivisation of farmland into "ejidos" had brought significant change to the countryside, and the popular movement itself was reorganised into a united, corporatist organisation - the Partido de la Revolucion Mexicana (PRM). Under his firm hand, Mexico was at last moving towards socialism.
The biggest event of the Cardenas period was the 1938 nationalisation of oil. at a stroke, Mexico reclaimed sovereignty over its greatest resources. However this caused tremendous outrage, mostly with the oil companies in the United States.
Politics of Necessity[edit | edit source]
faced with the tensions from oil expropriation, the next president Manuel Avila Camacho, adopted a more moderate approach. he ended the thorny issues with the church and rolled back many policies such as socialist education. this did not seem to placate the new American government however, which led to a personal rift that kept Mexico from fully committing to the Western Allies. Mexico would never join the war, and often resisted pressure from the United States to fully eliminate Falangist and Fascist groups.
The War did, however, affect Mexico. the higher commodity prices and lack of European exports convinced the PRM the way to a brighter future lay in industrialisation and opening up to the global markets. Tensions with the US convinced them a new ally was needed in the hemisphere. Camacho would also find himself mediate peace talks between Japan and the US.
A New Revolution[edit | edit source]
President Miguel Aleman was responsible for the massive post-war shift in the Revolution. A new opening to the Japanese brought in a new partner that would reduce reliance on the americans. foreign investors in tourism and industry would also grow the economy, leading to the Mexican miracle and rampant corruption.
At home, Aleman solidified power through the new Direcion Federal de Seguridad, a secret police force. But perhaps his greatest accomplishment was the reformation of the PRM into the Partido Revolucionario Institucional, and the solidification of Mexico into a de facto one party state.
A Course Correction[edit | edit source]
after a controversial election in 1952, Adolfo Ruiz Cortines would seek to restore faith in the revolution by tamping down on the excesses of Aleman. through fighting corruption and buildng infrastructure, Ruiz Cortines kept the Miracle going. however, it was clear more was needed.
Providing a velvet glove and an iron fist, Adolfo Lopez Mateos had overseen populist policies and violent crackdowns since his term began in 1958. He brough Mexico onto the world stage by promoting it as a centre of neutrality and reason. however, his vision still faced massive challenges.
