President Woodrow Wilson.
Praticed "missionary diplomacy".
- US would not recongize any government that was oppressive, undemocratic and hostile toward the US.
- Mexican government was overthrown by general Victoriano Huerta
- Wilson refused to recogize "a government of butchers"
- Wilson practiced "watchful waiting" in dealing with Huerta
- US took over the Mexican port of Veracruz after Huerta arrested some American soliders
- War was extremly close until Argentina, Brazil and Chilie stepped in.
- Huerta rejected the plan but his government collasped shortly thereafter
- Wilson reconginzed his government
Pancho Villa
- Killed dozens of US citziens on two different occasions(once on US soil)
-Wilson ordered general John Pershing(and 15,000 troops) to go into Mexico and capture Villa
- by 1917, both sides backed down(WWI)
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