AP World Ch. 25 (varieties of imperialism in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America, 1750-1914) Study online at https://quizlet.com/_69kac7 foreign investors order meant the government imposed "order" corruptly "Progress" meant importing of foreign capital, machinery and technicins to take advantage of Mexico's labor, soil and natural resources. Mexico City What became a showplace during the Diaz years with paved streets, streetcar lines, electric street lighting, and public parks. Mexican culture What did Porfirio Díaz greatly devalue during his regime. Mexican Revolu- tion A complicated series of revolts beginning in 1910 aimed at reducing social inequality and establishing constitutional government. A constitution was adopted in 1917 133. Francisco I. Madero Liberal reformer who was elected after Diaz, who he strongly opposed. General Victori- ano Huerta Military dictator who assumed power of Mexico in 1913 after Diaz fled, forcing President Wilson to enunciate the new doctrine of no recognition out of sympathy for opposing factions. Constitutional- ists Group led by Venustiano Carranza and Alvaro Obregón who organized private armies and overthrew Victoriano Huerta held major cities and owned modern weapons gradually took over most of Mexico adopted agrarian reforms and proposed social programs. Emiliano Zapata Revolutionary and leader of peasants in the Mexican Revolution. He mobilized landless peasants in south-central Mexico in an attempt to seize and divide the lands of the wealthy landowners. Though successful fora time, he was ultimately defeated and assassinated. Francisco Villa A popular leader during the Mexican Revolution. An outlaw in his youth, when the revolution started, he formed a cavalry army in the north of Mexico and fought for 13 / 15
