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Mexican Revolution pt2: Villa and Zapata take Mexico City

The Anti Empire Project with Justin Podur

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The Importance of Honesty in the Mexican Revolution

Gilly: I see Maduro falling not because of the Zapatista movement. He made his mistakes early, right? Allowing the provisional government to be in their hands and all that stuff. So as a step in this educational process, Wilson sent American troops to occupy Vera Cruz. This was part retaliation for the arrest of some American sailors by Huerta's men. But all Mexicans, including the revolutionaries, saw this as a gross infringement of Mexico's sovereignty.

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