Discuss the impact of the Maximato.

The question requires that candidates offer a considered and balanced review of the impact of the Maximato. The impact may extend beyond the timeframe but arguments must be clearly linked to the issue raised in the question. Candidates may refer to the influence of Plutarco Calles on the Maximato presidents; the combination of political ideas linked to the Mexican Revolution with a conservative rule; the impact of political struggles between supporters and detractors of Calles and the founding of the National Revolutionary Party (PNR) that would control presidential succession for decades to come in Mexico. Candidates may also discuss the end of anticlericalism and the Cristero rebellion, changes in labour legislation and education. Other relevant factors may be addressed, for example the failure to implement effective land reforms, but with a focus on the issue in the question. Candidates’ opinions or conclusions will be presented clearly and supported by appropriate evidence.

The question required that candidates offer a considered and balanced review of the impact of the Maximato.