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Pofirio Diaz becoming president
he joined te army an illustrious military career followed including service in the war of the reform (1857-1860)
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the start of the revolution
The mexican revolution was a worker social revolution.
local political bosses controlled elections oppositions and public order while a handful of powerful families and their clients monopolised economic and political power in the provinces
the whole system was fulled and lubricated by the new money pumped
money also bolstere the natioal government the perennially precarious budget was stabilised -
diaz fled the country
known for long autocratic rule of mexico and his dislike fro the poor class
educated by the catholic church and was preparing to be a catholic priest
became frie ds with benito juarez
was famous for brinning rail roahs and telegraphs services to many areas of mexico
autocratic rule resulted in rebelling led by famous people such as poncho villz -
Huerta orders Zapata's arrest
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madero became president
reformest polotician who served as president of Mexico from 1911-1913
this revolutionary helped over threw the dictatorbporfirio Diaz
Born from extremely rich parents
very small man which made it difficult for him to get respect from the soldiers
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Huerta overthrew Madero
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Madero was murder
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Obregon defeats Huerta
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Tampico Affair
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Battle of Zacatecas
The Battle of Zacatecas is know as the bloodiest battle of the Revolution. Villa's troops succesfully defeated General Luís Barrón and his soldiers. Villa's troops were known as División del Notre. The victory lead to the supporters of Huerta to turn against him. This is the reason Huerta resigned for the presidency. -
The Columbus Raid
Villa was angry at America because they betrayed him. As a result, his troops used the United States railroads to cross the border. He attacked the town of Columbs. This resulted in the killing of eighty of Villa's men. -
Battle of Esperanza
This is the battle where Huerta and his soldiers were defeated. Once he was defeated Huerta fleed Mexico. The Battle of Esperanza marked the end of the major fighting in the Revolution. Small battles still continued until the end of the war in 1942. This was a good outcome for the Revolution, however at this point in the war about 2 million people had died so far. -
The Uprising
The Uprising was painted by Diego Rivera. The way the painting is set up it depicts the government and the people fighting for the revolution. He painted it to demonstarate "the universal class struggle." It's set in either Mexico or another Latin American country. Even though it is set there, it was also supposed to relate to people strugging in the United States. -
mexican revolution officially ended
Some people consider 1920 to be the end of the Revolution, but it actually ended in 1942. This is when the dictatorship in Mexico came to an end. It happened when former presidents stated their for America and Britian in World War II. By doing this, the people of Mexico started to see some harmony in the government. They also saw overall unity in their country. -
The People in Arms
The People in Arms was painted by David Alfaro Siqueiros. He was considered to be a social realist. His style of painting is rooted in European tradition.Most of his work has dark background that can relate to things happening during that time. Siqueiros normally uses dark backgrund and likes to encorperate bold colors.
