The independence Mexican war was inspired by the American and French revolutions. It happened because the Mexican elite began to observe and reflect on the relations between Spain and it’s colonies. The Bourbon reforms - limited the powers of Creoles and re-established the supremacy over the colonies - and the economic crisis Spain was going through made the Creole elite go rebellious.
they took all their supplies
At the end of World War I, due to mounting war debts, the recently established Income Tax was drastically increased from a top marginal rate of 15% in 1916 to over 75% in 1918. After the war ended, the Government drew down the military and eventually changed its policy towards income tax, bringing it back down into the 20s.
