THE PROGRESSIVE ERA 1900 1917
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1912
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General Pershing
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General Mills
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General Motors
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General Dynamics
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Detailed explanation-1: -On March 15, under orders from President Wilson, U.S. Brigadier General John J. 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.
Detailed explanation-2: -In response to the increasing aggression, the U.S. Army launched operations to search for him. Under General John J. Pershing, the 1st Aero Squadron, part of the Aviation Section of the US Army’s Signal Corps, deployed to the Mexican border to stage the operations.
Detailed explanation-3: -General of the Armies John Joseph Pershing GCB (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948), nicknamed “Black Jack", was a senior United States Army officer. He served most famously as the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) on the Western Front during World War I, from 1917 to 1918.
Detailed explanation-4: -In January 1916, to protest President Woodrow Wilson’s support for Carranza, Villa executed 16 U.S. citizens at Santa Isabel in northern Mexico.