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Mexican Revolution
<a href='http://mexicanhistory.org/MexicanRevolutiontimeline.htm' >Due to an unfair reign of power Madero calls for an rebellion against Diaz. -
Movement
<a href='http://mexicanhistory.org/MexicanRevolutiontimeline.htm' >
Pancho Villa takes over Juarez, city in chihuahua, but is driven of by US troops and Obregon states that he will be running for president. -
Another Uprising
http://mexicanhistory.org/MexicanRevolutiontimeline.htm
Due to having his supporters harassed and thrown into jail Obregon decides for rebellion against Carranza. -
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Taking Over
http://mexicanhistory.org/MexicanRevolutiontimeline.htm
Carranza is assassinated by his one of his own men while trying to flee. Pancho was later ambushed on the 20 of July and killed. Obregon was then elected on the 30th of November. -
De la Huerta Uprising & a Costly Battle
http://mexicanhistory.org/MexicanRevolutiontimeline.htm
Obregon is called out by Huerta for being corrupted and wants to throw Obregon from politcal power. On January 24, Huerta's army is defeated and is estimated that 2 million died throughout the entire revolution. -
Start of the Religious Crisis
http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/301-plutarco-elias-calles-crusader-in-reverse
Calles was the one that started the Cristero Wars. He wanted to erase Catholicism from the roots of Mexico by signing a decree "The Law Reforming the Penal Code". -
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Cristero Wars
http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/3148-mexico-mexican-history-time-line-overview-resource-page
In Mexico a war boke out between the church and the state. Later having the goverment create unjust laws which the church later protested by boycotting. In 1926, battles broke out having soldiers storm churches and murder priest, and rebels attacked federal post. -
Institutional Revolutionary Party
http://countrystudies.us/mexico/84.htm
Was created by Calles becuase of the loose confederation of local politics the National Revolutionary Party had. It's first intentions where to control the competion between the revolutionary leaders. It later gave Calles the ability to manipulate the Mexican government even after his presidency. -
Oil Business
http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/310-mr-clean-the-phenomenon-of-lázaro-cárdenas-1895–1970
Mexico took away seventeen forgein oil companies from it's countries, that had been operating in Mexico, and later made major profits off of it during World War II. -
Manuel Avila Camacho
http://motherearthtravel.com/history/mexico/history-14.htm
http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/279-the-mexican-revolution-consolidation-1920–40-part-3
Was elected as president with 93.9% of general vote. He was known as the "Unknown Soldier" because he had no special background.
