1. Pancho Villa handout: ** Read the handout and answer the questions below
(1) Why does President Wilson initially support Pancho Villa?
(2) What changed the perception of Villa in the eyes of the U.S. government, and what was the response towards him?

2. Mexican Revolution (1910 – 1920)
** Causes of Mexican Revolution …
- [1] Porfirio Diaz as dictator …
- [2] Most Mexicans remain landless
and poor.
- [3] Separation of wealth …
Emiliano Zapata
** Socio-Economic Class Revolution
- President Francisco Madero is elected in 1911, deposed in 1913, and
then murdered.
- Former general, Victoriano Huerta, becomes dictator.

3. Mexican Revolution (1910 – 1920) (continued) …
- Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa lead revolutions in the countryside
- 1917, Mexico has a new constitution (very revolutionary) …
** U.S. Actions during the
Revolution
- 1913, military coup d'état – U.S. ambassador to Mexico involved in conspiracy
- 1914, bombing Veracruz – President Wilson authorizes U.S. Navy to use artillery shells against Mexican port of Veracruz
- 1916, sending forces into Mexico – President Wilson sends American forces into Mexico after Pancho Villa
Pancho Villa

4. The World Wars video …