Diaz’s
Government
•Díaz
imposed a strong central government and utilized foreign capital for internal
infrastructure development
and industrialization.
–His
administration subverted liberal democratic principles to preserve power and
continue modernization.
–Opposition
was suppressed and growth occurred at the expense of the peasantry and working
class.
–When
strikes and unrest increased a national police force and the army kept order.
–Regional
political bosses rigged elections in support of the regime.