The American Educator Volume 5; Completely Remodeled and Rewritten from Original Text of the New Practical Reference Library, with New Plans and Additional Material
The American Educator Volume 5; Completely Remodeled and Rewritten from Original Text of the New Practical Reference Library, with New Plans and Additional Material
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 Excerpt: ...of Carranza, who was elected President on March 11, 1917, was apparently not friendly, and there was much irritation in the United States because of unrestricted German propaganda in Mexico. This was violently anti-American, and helped to keep the two republics apart in sympathy. The defeat and capitulation of Germany ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 Excerpt: ...of Carranza, who was elected President on March 11, 1917, was apparently not friendly, and there was much irritation in the United States because of unrestricted German propaganda in Mexico. This was violently anti-American, and helped to keep the two republics apart in sympathy. The defeat and capitulation of Germany opened the way to a better understanding. In May, 1920, a new insurrection deposed Carranza, and in his flight from the capital he was assassinated. After a brief interregnum Gen. Alvaro Obregon was elected President (1920), and Villa, the greatest obstacle to peace, was pacified. Related Articles. Consult the following titles for additional information: HISTORY Aztec Maximilian Carranza, Venustlano Mexican War Cortez, Hernando Montezuma Diaz, Porfirio Pershing, John J. Huerta, Victoriano Santa Anna Iturblde, Agustin de United States, Juarez, Benito Pablo subhead History Madero, Francisco Villa, Francisco MEXICO, Gulf Of, a large bay or gulf of the Atlantic Ocean, on the eastern coast of North America. It is oval in form and is nearly surrounded by a continuous coast line of the United States and Mexico, about 3,000 miles in length. Its tide rises between thirty and forty inches. Among the important rivers which empty into the gulf are the Mississippi, the Rio Grande, the Colorado of Texas and the Appalachicola. The most important ports on the gulf are Key West, Tampa, Pensacola, Mobile, Galveston, Tampico and Vera Cruz. The Gulf Stream issues from it by the Florida Straits (see Gulf Stream) and then turns northeast. MEXICO CITY, the capital of the republic of Mexico, and the largest Spanish-speaking city on the North American continent. Its site is picturesque and unusual, for it is built on a plateau rising from an immense valley, on the edg...
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