USA HISTORY

Which Mexican leader would move troops into Texas and then engage John “Black Jack” Pershing in 1916?

(A) Carranza

(B) Diaz

(C) Huerta

(D) ** “Pancho” Villa

Concept note-1: -On 9 March 1916, the forces of Doroteo Arango, better known as Francisco “Pancho” Villa, attacked the small border town of Colum-bus, New Mexico. In response to the raid, President Woodrow Wilson authorized Brig. Gen. John J.

Concept note-2: -Pershing launched a punitive expedition into Mexico to capture or kill Villa and disperse his rebels. The expedition eventually involved some 10, 000 U.S. troops and personnel. It was the first U.S. military operation to employ mechanized vehicles, including automobiles and airplanes.

Concept note-3: -The height of the conflict came in 1916 when revolutionary Pancho Villa attacked the American border town of Columbus, New Mexico. In response, the United States Army, under the direction of General John J. Pershing, launched a “Punitive expedition” into northern Mexico, to find and capture Villa.

Concept note-4: -Pershing, in full John Joseph Pershing, byname Black Jack, (born September 13, 1860, Laclede, Missouri, U.S.-died July 15, 1948, Washington, D.C.), U.S. Army general who commanded the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in Europe during World War I.