墨西哥革命与第一次世界大战期间的英美墨关系

1917年墨西哥政府颁布了一部限制外国人在墨拥有财产的新宪法。此后不久德国外交部长阿瑟·齐默曼发电报给墨西哥领导人卡兰萨,提议双方建立同盟关系。为了更有效地控制全国,不久卡兰萨宣布没收英国在墨西哥的最大投资——铁路。这一系列举动严重激化了墨西哥与美国和英国的矛盾。1917-1918年,美英之间就如何处理与卡兰萨政府的关系问题产生了巨大分歧,但由于需要美国的帮助,英国政府最终作出了妥协。第一次世界大战的结束使英国失去了在墨西哥的影响力,从而进一步加强了美国对拉美地区的控制。

Mexican Revolution and the Anglo-American-Mexican relations in the First World War

In 1917,Mexican government enacted a new constitution restricting foreigners’possession of property in Mexico.Not long after that,German foreign minister Arthur Zimmermann sent a telegram to Mexican leader Carranza,proposing Mexican-German ally.In order to effectively control the whole nation,Carranza declared that Britain’s largest investment in Mexico— railway should be confiscated.These series of actions caused the deterioration of the relationship between Mexican government and its largest investors—America and Britain.From 1917 to 1918,America and Britain had great differences in dealing with Carranza’s government;however,due to the urgent need of America’s help,British government finally compromised.The end of World War I also ended the influence of the United Kingdom in Mexico,which in turn strengthened America’s control of Latin America.