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Ch. 10 Section 4

Ch. 10 Section 4. The US & Mexico. Porfirio Diaz was president of Mexico from 1877 to 1880 and 1884 to 1911 Diaz was a harsh ruler, imprisoning his opponents and rewarding his supporters Diaz welcomed foreign investors

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Ch. 10 Section 4

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  1. Ch. 10 Section 4 The US & Mexico

  2. Porfirio Diaz was president of Mexico from 1877 to 1880 and 1884 to 1911 • Diaz was a harsh ruler, imprisoning his opponents and rewarding his supporters • Diaz welcomed foreign investors • The US became their biggest investor – investing $1 billion in Mexican land, mining, oil, railways, and manufacturing

  3. Mexican Revolution • Many Mexicans found a new leader in democratic reformer Francisco Madero, who began the Mexican Revolution of 1910 • Madero gained support throughout Mexico, violently forcing Diaz to resign in May • The Taft administration wanted a stable gov’t in Mexico and quickly recognized the Madero administration

  4. Mexican immigrated to the US in the early 1800s to: • escape violence • avoid political persecution • find jobs

  5. Mexico’s Struggles Continue • In February 1913, General Victoriano Huerta took power and had Madero killed • US President Woodrow Wilson refused to recognize the Huerta government • A revolt led by Venustiano Carranza against Huerta began to gain support

  6. Wilson wanted the two sides to stop fighting and agree to hold a free election • If they agreed, Wilson said he would help the newly elected Mexican gov’t obtain loans from US banks • However, Wilson said Huerta could not be a candidate, so Huerta refused

  7. Wilson then lifted the US restrictions against selling arms to Mexico so that weapons could be supplied to the forces opposing Huerta • Wilson also stationed US warships in the Gulf of Mexico to block any foreign aid to Huerta

  8. Other Revolutionaries • Francisco “Pancho” Villa led rebels in the north • Emiliano Zapata led rebels in the south • Both supported Madero and both were heroes to Mexico’s poor • Carranza, Villa, and Zapata had a common goal in hoping to overthrow Huerta, but they were not close allies

  9. Wilson's Reaction • Wilson who did not want to intervene in Mexico felt pressure to do so by US business leaders, the press, and Congress • The US intervened in Mexico to protect American interests in that country who wanted Huerta out of office • President Wilson ordered the US to seize Veracruz because a large supply of arms was being shipped there

  10. The ABC Powers (Argentina, Brazil, and Chile) offered to negotiate a dispute… The US agreed but Mexico did not • Fighting forces Huerta to flee and in August 1914, Carranza and his forces took Mexico City and set up a new gov’t a year later • The US recognized Carranza as president of Mexico in 1915

  11. After Huerta was no longer in power, Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata continued their revolts • Villa hoped to destroy the Carranza gov’t and to win the support of the Mexican people by attacking the US . • Villa stopped a train and killed 18 American mining engineers on board and later killed 17 US citizens in New Mexico

  12. Wilson responded by sending 15,000 troops led by John J. Pershing into Mexico • Pershing chased Villa for more than 300 miles into Mexico but never captured him • Peace in Mexico wouldn’t come until the 1920s

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