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Chapter 11 Section 4Conflict
With Mexico
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Mexico under Diaz• Mexico was in a poor state after almost 66
years of war and unrest when Mexican president Porfirio Diaz came into power in 1877
• Diaz’s first goal was to establish order, which he did by crushing or controlling his opponents
• Impressed with Diaz’s success foreign investors poured millions of dollars into building Mexico’s industries.
• Even with all the dollars pouring in Mexican workers and peasants did not see any of it and continued to live in poverty
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Porfirio Diaz
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The Mexican Revolution• Using force and fraud Diaz won re-election• Meanwhile Emiliano Zapata led a rebel army
demanding land for the American Indian population
• a wealthy land owner named Francisco Madero sparked ideas and rallied unified the various opposing rebels
• This began the Mexican Revolution that brought an end to the Diaz reign
• Madero was easily elected president • In trying to establish a democratic government
Madero became overwhelmed by the forces that he had unleashed to bring down Diaz
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Zapata & Madero
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Continued….• Many people died until Madero’s commanding
Led by Diaz’s nephew a rebellion began against Madero
• War broke out in Mexico city • general Victoriano Huerta took control of the
government, restored calm and had Madero arrested
• Four major revolutionary forces continued to fight Huerta
• However, their leaders Venustiano Carranza, Francisco “Pancho” Villa, Emilliano Zapata and Alvaro Obregon were not united
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Pancho Villa (I don’t know who the other guy is)
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U.S. Intervention• Outraged by Madero’s murder, Woodrow Wilson
refused to recognize Huerta• Wilson was waiting for an excuse to drive
Huerta from power • Wilson got his chance when several navy crew
members were arrested on the island of Tampico
• The Americans were quickly released unharmed and an apology was issued
• But Wilson asked Congress to approve the use of force against Mexico
• Congress approved but events in Mexico changed
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The Occupation of Veracruz
• Before the U.S. could act, Wilson learned of a German ship carrying arms to Huerta heading to Veracruz
• U.S. forces stopped the ship and the marines landed at Veracruz but Huerta already vacated the city
• At this time Argentina, Brazil and Chile called a conference that called for Huerta’s resignation
• Huerta refused at first but as his enemies closed in on him, he fled to resigned and fled to Spain
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The Revolution Winds Down
• By early 1915 Mexico was in chaos Panch Villa and Emiliano Zapita controlled almost 2/3 of the country
• In March Venustiano Carranza re-entered Mexico city. He promised to protect American lives and property
• Carranza’s general, Alvaro Obregon, defeated Villa’s troops
• The U.S. recognition of Carranza had upset Villa and he decided to take revenge on Americans
• In March 1916 Villa and his troops crossed the border into New Mexico and attacked the city of Columbia
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Carranza & Obregon
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Pursuing Pancho Villa• Without discussion with Carranza President
Wilson ordered an expedition into Mexico to capture Villa dead or alive
• Villa continued to elude the forces of general John J. Pershing
• Not wanting to risk war the President ordered troops withdrawn in 1917
• With Villa in hiding and Zapata contained in the south, Carranza put a new constitution in effect
• The constitution placed the interests of common welfare above individual rights and protected the workers
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Review Questions
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