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Question 18 SA-10. Here is the text:
When it became clear that Madero's reform program would be a very limited
one, unrest and violence broke out in numerous places in Mexico. One of
the most significant movements was the cry for land reform led by Emiliano
Zapata, whose cry of &laqno;land and liberty» mobilized thousands
of followers who began invading the large land holdings (the haciendas)
and taking them over. The landowners appealed to their allies among the
senior military officers, who under the leadership of the reactionary general
Victoriano Huerta moved to put down the revolt, take Madero and his Vice
President prisoner, and then execute them &laqno;as they tried to escape».