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Benito Juárez is Elected President
Benito Juárez is elected President of Mexico. He was a lawyer for an indigenous tribe. The Country was in Financial need, so he was pushed to get financial aid from European countries. -
Benito Juárez Couldn't Pay The Money Back
Benito Juárez failed to pay the money back to France, Britain, and Spain. In reaction, they all sent forces to Mexico. -
Britain and Spain Leave
Britain and Spain make deals with Mexico and withdraw all forces from Mexico. -
France Stays
In late 1861, France decides to stay in Mexico. Napoleon III, ruler of France, decides to stay in Mexico and make an empire out of Mexico. They want to keep land in North America after loosing the Louisiana Purchase to the United States -
Mexico Defeats France in the Battle of Puebla.
Mexico defeats France in the Battle of Puebla. 2,000 Mexican soldiers defeated 6,000 French troops. -
A New Emperor of Mexico
Austrian Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian was chosen by Napoleon III to govern Mexico even though France was still battling Mexico. -
United States Aids Mexico
In 1867 the Untied States decides to join Mexico against France. It took them this long because they were in a war themselves. -
France Withdraws
In 1867, close to when the U.S. joins to aid Mexico, France withdraws from the war, they know that they don't stand a chance against the U.S. and France.
