no mexican revolution and mexico invades belize in ww1

every time I read mexico joins ww1 it gets beaten, but instead: Don Porfirio Diaz stays in power and declares war on the entente in 1914 and invades both belize and british holdings in the carribean. what would be the results
 
every time I read mexico joins ww1 it gets beaten, but instead: Don Porfirio Diaz stays in power and declares war on the entente in 1914 and invades both belize and british holdings in the carribean. what would be the results

He's kicked out of power by an American supported coup faster than you can say "Adios Amigo". The only way this works is in a situation where relations between Washington and London are frozen over
 
Why would Diaz do this? He was quite pro-British--he had recognized British sovereignty over Belize https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize–Mexico_border and encouraged British investment in Mexico (partly as a counterweight to excessive dependence on the US). Moreover, his major justification for his authoritarian rule was that he had brought peace to Mexico. Why is he suddenly embarking on a risky war of aggression that will enrage the US, which does not want any change in Latin American borders, and which though neutral in the Great War has been suspicious for a generation of Germany's Caribbean ambitions? The only nation that would be pleased would be Germany, but Germany is not in much of a position to help Mexico, after all...
 
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Why would Diaz do this? He was quite pro-British--he had recognized British sovereignty over Belize https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize–Mexico_border and encouraged British investment in Mexico (partly as a counterweight to excessive dependence on the US). Moroever, his major justification for his authoritarian rule was that he had brought peace to Mexico. Why is he suddenly emabarking on a risky war of aggression that will enrage the US, which does not want any change in Latin American borders, and which though neutral in the Great War has been suspicious for a generation of Germany's Caribbean ambitions? The only nation that would be pleased would be Germany, but Germany is not in much of a position to help Mexico, after all...

well if you can't beat them might as well join them. what would a allied mexico do in a scenario where it joins ww1 without the revolution.
 
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well if you can't beat them might as well join them. what would a allied mexico do in a scenario where it joins ww1 without the revolution.

Again, why? Mexico has enough internal problems (The financial crisis, if nothing else) to deal with, and zero interests involving Continental Europe or the CP in general. Just keep selling oil to the Brits
 
Again, why? Mexico has enough internal problems (The financial crisis, if nothing else) to deal with, and zero interests involving Continental Europe or the CP in general. Just keep selling oil to the Brits

For financial compensation from both britain and France and more help from the U.S in industrializing the country just like they did in ww2 when mexico joined the allies, and if i recall correctly wasn't mexico francophile?
 
For financial compensation from both britain and France and more help from the U.S in industrializing the country just like they did in ww2 when mexico joined the allies, and if i recall correctly wasn't mexico francophile?

Mexico joined WW2 for very different reasons than just "financial compensations" and while Porfirio Díaz was quite francophile that doesn't mean he is joining a big war at another continent just for the sake of defending his favourite country.

And saying "No Mexican revolution" is quite easy but avoiding it is the complex part, the situation in the country was far from stable, there was rising discontent through several parts of the country and also the government. There wasn't a clear line of succession and clearly Díaz isn't going to live forever.
The situation isn't favourable for Mexico to join into the WW1.

I don't call this ASB but unless you decide to explain how will the nation avoid the revolution...it will fall into that category. (And I'm really against saying "ASB" to every unlikely idea, but this one really is hard to think about)
 
Mexico joined WW2 for very different reasons than just "financial compensations" and while Porfirio Díaz was quite francophile that doesn't mean he is joining a big war at another continent just for the sake of defending his favourite country.

And saying "No Mexican revolution" is quite easy but avoiding it is the complex part, the situation in the country was far from stable, there was rising discontent through several parts of the country and also the government. There wasn't a clear line of succession and clearly Díaz isn't going to live forever.
The situation isn't favourable for Mexico to join into the WW1.

I don't call this ASB but unless you decide to explain how will the nation avoid the revolution...it will fall into that category. (And I'm really against saying "ASB" to every unlikely idea, but this one really is hard to think about)

then if i my ask out quriosity how would in your opinion could mexico (reasonbly) escape the revolution. and if there must be bloodshed how could it end with madero still in power
 
Dr Rostov the most likely successor was Jose yves Limantor, minister of finance.
and yes Mexico joined ww2 not because of compensation but because u boat attacks but, im talking about if Mexico makes a deal with Britain and France for financial help and from France the clipperton islands. would this sound realistic or is this completely ASB
 
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