Porfirio Diaz
Ruled Mexican government until 1911
Roosevelt Corollary
Allowed US intervention in Latin American nations
Villa, Zapata, and Wilson
Opposed President Carranza's government
Alvaro Obregon
Lost his right arm during Mexican Revolution
US corporations
Angered Mexican people by taking their land and resources
Francisco Madero
Jailed by President Porfirio Diaz during 1910 elections
Battle of Celaya
Considered the bloodiest battle in Mexican history
1910 Presidential Elections
Francisco Madero ran against Porfirio Diaz
Woodrow Wilson
Did NOT recognize Huerta's "government of butchers"
Plutarco Elías Calles
Helped create the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI)
Zapatistas
Followers of Emiliano Zapata
Francisco "Pancho" Villa
Famous for robbing trains and stealing from the rich; gave it to the poor
Zimmerman Telegraph
Secret message from Germany to Mexico
Francisco "Pancho" Villa
Known as 'The Centaur of the North' for his horse-riding skills
Ciudad Juarez
Captured by Pancho Villa and Francisco Madero in 1911
Día de los Muertos & 5 de Mayo
Growing in popularity throughout Latin America and the US.
Selena Quintanilla
Spoke English, but not Spanish, as a child
Graphic novels (comic books)
Mexico prints and consumes the most in the world
Southwestern United States
Formerly belonged to Mexico and Spain. Reason so many names are in Spanish.
Collective bargaining (unionizing)
Discovered by Mexicans and Mexican-Americans in the 1930s