Assess the Effectiveness of President Woodrow Wilson's Response to Mexico's

question 98

Multiple Choice

Assess the effectiveness of President Woodrow Wilson's response to Mexico's civil war.

• A) While the United States was able to bring peace to the region, it also undermined the democratic process.
• B) In his zealous attempt to remove the dictator Porfirio Díaz, Wilson ended up destabilizing all of Central America.
• C) Wilson's attempts to teach Mexican people how to select good men only led to the war spilling over into the United States.
• D) President Wilson's efforts to support the popular leader "Pancho" Villa resulted in 10,000 U.S. troops joining the fight between the troops of Huerta and Madero.
• E) If General John Pershing had not undermined the military operation with his own corruption, Wilson's response to Villa would have been very effective.

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