History of the United States II / Unit 8 USH2 1052 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Veracruz
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The idea
In April nineteen fourteen Wilson sent the navy to occupy the Mexican port of Veracruz, to stop German arms from reaching the Mexican leader Victoriano Huerta.
In practice
About one hundred fifty killed in the landing, nineteen of them American.
Where people slip
The Yawp says the Marines ran the city's government until they left that November. Digital History says Huerta was soon forced out.
Your place on the trail
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