USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

WESTWARD EXPANSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Mexican leader who was harsh and became a dictator, taking total control of the Mexican govt.
A
Hidalgo
B
Santa Anna
C
Jose Filipe
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Agustín de Iturbide was the first Emperor of independent Mexico. He had fought during the War of Independence, leading Mexicans to victory and independence from Spain. The Conservatives wanted Mexico to become an Empire after independence, and Iturbide was crowned Emperor in 1822.

Detailed explanation-2: -Porfirio Díaz, (born September 15, 1830, Oaxaca, Mexico-died July 2, 1915, Paris, France), soldier and president of Mexico (1877–80, 1884–1911), who established a strong centralized state that he held under firm control for more than three decades.

Detailed explanation-3: -Santa Anna headed the Mexican government on 11 occasions. From 1833 to 1835, he served as Mexico’s president four times before becoming a military-backed dictator. Although disgraced after the Texas Revolution, Santa Anna staged a political resurrection and served as president seven more times between 1839 and 1855.

Detailed explanation-4: -as]; 15 September 1830 – 2 July 1915), known as Porfirio Díaz, was a Mexican general and politician who served seven terms as President of Mexico, a total of 31 years, from 28 November 1876 to 6 December 1876, 17 February 1877 to 1 December 1880 and from 1 December 1884 to 25 May 1911.

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