Welcome to Latin America! Between World War 1 and World War II, Latin America went through it's most eventful time period in Latin American history. In this chapter, Mexico is launched into an age of revolution. Learn about how a struggle for power sends a country into a time of hardships.
TERMS TO KNOW:
EMILIANO ZAPATA-
LED REBELLIONS IN SOUTHERN MEXICO; HEADED AGRARIAN REFORM OF RETURNING LAND TO PEASANTS; ILLITERATE PEASANT FARMER
FRANCISCO MADERO-
REBEL TO KICK OUT DIAZ AND SEIZE POWER; GOVERNMENT LASTS 15 MONTHS
PANCHO VILLA-
ATTACKED COLOMBUS, NEW MEXICO ON MARCH 9TH, 1916;LED REBELLIONS IN NORHTERN MEXICO; REPRESENTS PEONS AND COWBOYS
PEONS-
PEASANTS WHO WORKED ON LARGE RANCHES AND HACIENDAS; WANTED THEIR OWN LAND
VENUSTIANO CARRANZA-
REBEL TO OUST HUERTA; ATTEMPTS TO MAKE CONSTITUTION OF 1917; NORTHERN RANCHER; US SUPPORTED
TERMS TO KNOW:
EMILIANO ZAPATA-
LED REBELLIONS IN SOUTHERN MEXICO; HEADED AGRARIAN REFORM OF RETURNING LAND TO PEASANTS; ILLITERATE PEASANT FARMER
FRANCISCO MADERO-
REBEL TO KICK OUT DIAZ AND SEIZE POWER; GOVERNMENT LASTS 15 MONTHS
PANCHO VILLA-
ATTACKED COLOMBUS, NEW MEXICO ON MARCH 9TH, 1916;LED REBELLIONS IN NORHTERN MEXICO; REPRESENTS PEONS AND COWBOYS
PEONS-
PEASANTS WHO WORKED ON LARGE RANCHES AND HACIENDAS; WANTED THEIR OWN LAND
VENUSTIANO CARRANZA-
REBEL TO OUST HUERTA; ATTEMPTS TO MAKE CONSTITUTION OF 1917; NORTHERN RANCHER; US SUPPORTED