United Mexican States

Flag of Mexico

The United Mexican States is a Federative Presidential democracy in the North American Continent and is still the third largest country on the continent despite the United States collapse. The United Mexican States was spared most of the fighting of the Second Weltkrieg due to its distance from the main frontlines of the war. This was despite the United Mexican States syndicalist tendencies during the war. Now that the war is over the United Mexican States leans towards the Entente not only from proximity sakes but also aligning given its social democracy. The United States of Mexico did not have to deal with the American refugee crisis as much as their northern neighbor Canada, but as the war drew on longer and Canada started deporting them to New England, Mexico became an increasingly viable option receiving around 200,000 refugees during the course of the war. Mexico is no longer a poor backwater however as the reforms to the military and to its economy, while not make it as enticing as the former United States Mexico is now an economic juggernaut similar in strength to the Pacific States. Mexico's future seems bright, however the oncoming tide of Syndicalists fleeing from oppression in Europe will effect the country as its populace harbors many syndicalist tendencies.

## History

The United States of Mexico over 38 years ago underwent one of the largest revolutions in the history of Latin America. Mexico would end up being torn apart by several different candidates vying for power until Zapata and his revolutionaries were able to form a stable government with Obregón restabilizing the nation. In 1932 Zapata was able to run for president in 1932 and won it with an absolute landslide. He would immediately begin reforms, redistributing land, destroying trust funds, and generally breaking down foreign influence within Mexico. However as his party began to split along ideological lines he would not hold power for long and in the 1937 elections the more moderate candidate from the Social Democrats, Toledano, was elected into office. Toledano would immediately get to work using his reforms and over the course of 5 years Mexico would have education, land redistribution, business regulations, workers rights, and a whole host of other reforms that turned Mexico into a combination of liberal democracy and Syndicalist ideals. This made Toledano so popular that he ran again and won again in the 1942 elections, continuing his reforms. Mexico would take this time to industrialize and reform its military from a small ineffective force into a professional army like that of Canada or the old United States. This is when, late in the civil war, that Mexico began to receive refugees from america as people began to see Mexico as a viable option to flee to. This increased Mexicos population by a small amount but would end up helping the population growth as Mexico was about to undergo massive amounts of it. When the fires of the Second Weltkreig were settled, Mexico became a popular destination for syndicalist sympathizers and leaders looking to escape German occupation. There they lay in wait hoping to start a second revolution, deep inside of Latin America.

## Military

Mexico over the last few years has seen its military turn from a backwards force who couldn't shoot the side of a barn, into a professional fighting force capable of fighting in the many wars abroad. Its military has taken up the role of projecting power across Latin America in the hopes of stabilizing unresolved conflicts between nations like Haiti and the Dominican republic. This has proven to be easier said than done for the nation as it does not have the same population pool that the old United States used to hold.

### Army

Most of Mexico's strength comes from its army witch is a large respectable force that could tango with some of the weaker nations in Europe like Spain, or Romania. However this is enough to force a stabilizing effect across the Caribbean as it needs to in order to keep the peace. In fact Mexico's military may be too large for such a small nation to sustain, and it may need the help of the Entente in order to keep it this way.

### Navy

While Mexico did mostly neglect its navy for much of its history, in recent times the use of such navies has proven to be a crucial factor to keeping Mexican hegemony over the rest of the Caribbean. Mexico's navy may not have any flashy Battlecruisers or aircraft carriers, but it is more than capable of doing its job. The Mexican navy has not had to have been tested yet, but it may very well soon need to be in the many wars abroad.

### Air Force

The one major field that Mexico lacks in is air power as Mexico did not invest much in its air force, using those resources for more important things like its Navy or Army. But as the air force becomes increasingly important in modern warfare, it may be in Mexico's best intrest to create its own eyes in the sky.