Every country in history that has seen some kind of revolution or modernization within it has seen its people divide due to changing beliefs. Mexico, an ever-evolving society, has constantly faced problems with corrupt leaders and dictators who have bled Mexico and its people's economy for centuries. From Santa Anna's crazy antics, to deceiving the people through his refined rhetoric to Porfirio Diaz, who some would call a dictator, proves that Mexico has never had a leader to unite it. Diaz's reign over Mexico brought civil unrest and ultimately left lasting consequences that can still be seen today. The novel Judas at the Jockey Club by William H. Beezley describes Porfirio Diaz's dream of transforming Mexico into a well-oiled modernized society imitating its neighbors to the north of the United States of America. The quest for modernization ultimately caused cultural reforms, social and political class clashes that led to the “Mexican Revolution of 1910”.[2] Mexico's modernization brought oppression to Mexico's poor and riches to the elite class. Diaz saw the United States as a model of what he wanted to create for Mexico. What distinguishes Mexico from the United States is that Diaz sought to modernize Mexico without all of its citizens having the same goal. Diaz's first action was to open the country to foreign investment to develop Mexico's vast resources, coming from the United States and other European countries. The United States had invested heavily in Mexico's mines and oil reserves, France had created large textile factories, and even the Germans had created pharmaceutical and hardware industries in Mexico.[3] Diaz had established an economic boom by allowing foreign countries to develop Mexico. The economic boom led to the country now having railroads and silver... half the paper... the pre-eminent oppression of the poor only fueled the revolution that was to come. Porfirio Diaz was the absolute ruler of Mexico for 35 years, and although he modernized Mexico, he was responsible for the revolution and played a major role in the way Mexico is today. Diaz accomplished very little for the underclass in Mexico. It had primarily focused on the wealthy, which ultimately left a gap between the two social classes that can be seen today. Diaz did nothing to improve the education of the lower classes. In 1910, the year of the revolution, the illiteracy rate reached 80% in the lower classes.[6] Mexico today still struggles with a wide gap between the upper and lower classes left by Porfiro's legacy. Mexico's rise from oppression by its dictatorial leaders has strengthened its most noticeable characteristic, namely its pride that has been there since its inception.