Mexican Revolution - Take Home Essay Assignment

Essay #5 assignment is due in class on Wednesday, April 7 at 1:00 PM

Word count: 750 words

Essay should be typed and double-spaced. Cite all paraphrases and quotations. Use correct form of citation. MAKE IT CLEAR TO THE READER THAT YOU READ THE TEXT CAREFULLY. You will also submit to “turnitin.com” at the same time.

Class ID # 3043272, Password: lah2020sp10

Remember that your essay must contain an opening paragraph (introduction), the development of your argument and historical evidence (the body of the essay), and one closing paragraph (conclusion). In your conclusion you must summarize your main findings.
Use Chicago Manual of Style.

Refer to example[1]:

William H. Beezley & Colin M. MacLachlan, Mexicans in Revolution, 1910-1946: an Introduction, (Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 2009), 49.

TOPIC
After the military upheaval of the revolution, economic, social, and political transformations emerged as possibilities for numerous Mexicans, especially with the new Constitution of 1917. A series of reforms that reflected revolutionary changes were included in the document; agrarian reform, labor legislation, education, regulation of the Church, to name a few.

Evaluate the significance of the 1917 Constitution in light of the numerous revolutionary programs.
Provide examples from the Beezley & MacLachlan text to support your ideas.

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[1] William H. Beezley & Colin M. MacLachlan, Mexicans in Revolution, 1910-1946: an Introduction, (Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 2009), 49.