Mexican Revolution Research Paper

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Every revolution around the world that happened in the old days they all had a goal and their goal was either to get independence or expand their land or territory.
Mexico wanted to get their independence from The United States of America but they instead went into war with them and it turned into a revolution they fought very hard and even though America won at the end mexico still got their independence but they also got their land taken away days latter there were lots of leaders in the Mexican army like pancho villa.

United States of America got in a big fight with the mother country which is New England and the mother country went in to America to fight of all the people that didn't do what they wanted them to do so America went into

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