Porfirio Diaz was president of Mexico in XIX century. His major achievements include:
1) introducing 'paz porfiriana' (internal stability in Mexico)
2) attracting foreign investments thanks to tax and other incentives
3) providing economic growth via reforms and modernization (Mexico was compared to countries like United Kingdom or France in terms of wealth)
4) creating effective centralised government
Italy captured Ethiopia to "<span>a. expand the Italian economy," since this was during a time when many European countries were trying to expand their territory to obtain more resources and power. </span>
Put a stick in the middle of a blanket
The cartoon you are referring to shows three business men in front of the U.S. Founding Fathers. One of them, acting as a spokesperson, interpellates the writers of the Constitution by asking them to scratch the first words of the Constitution ("We, the people..") and replace them with the statement "We, the anonymous corporate donors, untraceable foreign contributors and assorted billionaires.." So, if the U.S. Constitution began as suggested by the cartoon, the Supreme Court would make decisions that favored corporations ("we, the anonymous corporate donors") over individuals ("we, the people"). Fortunately this is not the case, but, throughout its history, and depending upon the Chief Justice who has led it, the Supreme Court has sometimes been especially friendly to business.
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress lacked the authority to regulate commerce, making it unable to protect or standardize trade between foreign nations and the various states.
