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Studentname(s)__FabianCordova,ErickDiaz,EdwinSalazar.________________________

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TitlePanchoVilla:Leadingnorthernmexico_________________________________
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__X___Thisprojectusesthe2015NationalHistoryDaytheme,Leadership&Legacyin[Chicago/Illinois]
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1.THESISSTATEMENT
Presenttheprojectsargumentorinterpretationintwosentences.IfyouareusingtheNHDtheme,youmight
wanttomakeitevidentinyourthesisstatement.

Pancholedthemexicanrevolutionbyusinghisunpredictablewarstrategies
andpreviousbackgroundasabandittorecruitmanyofmexicospoorto
fightinhisarmy.

2.SUMMARYOFPROJECT
Brieflyexplainyourprojectanditsconclusion.Include:Howandwhydidchangehappenandwhatwasthe
impact?Whyisithistoricallysignificant?Whathistoricalmeaningorimportancecanwelearnfromyour
findings?OurprojectwasontheMexicanrevolutionaryPanchoVilla.We

explainhowPanchoandhisallieswereabletodefeatthedictatorsin
Mexico.TheyfoughtfortherighttohaveafairgovernmentinMexico.
Panchousedhisintelligentwarfaretacticstowinkeybattlesagainstthe
Federales.AfteradecadeoffightingPanchoandhisalliesweresuccessful

inbringingchangetoMexico.Thisishistoricallysignificantbecauseifit
werentforPanchoandhisallies,Mexicomightstillhavebeenundera
dictatorshipruletoday.WecanlearnfromPanchobylearningtopersevere
againstoverwhelmingodds.

3.RequiredforprojectsusingtheNationalHistoryDaythemeonly.
ExplainhowthisprojectintegratestheNHDthemeLeadership&Legacyin[Chicago/Illinois]Historyintoits
argument.

Thisprojectfitsintonhdbecauseitshowshowpanchowasaleaderandthe
typeoflegacyheleftbehind

4.PROCESS

A. Whathistoricalquestiondidyoustartoffwithandhowdiditchangeonceyou
begandoingyourresearch?

Westartedoffwithhowdidpanchovillahelpleadnorthernmexico.Itdidnt
reallychangeoncewestrated.

B. Whatkindsofsourcesdidyouuseasevidencetodevelopyourargument(for
example,letters,photographs,governmentdocuments,interviews,etc.)?

AssourceswetriedtousenewspaperarticlesandandPictures.

C. Selectonepieceofevidencethatyouusedandexplainhowitinfluencedyour
argument.Weusedrealnewspaperarticlesfrompanchovillastime.this
influencedourargumentbecauseitshowshowtheythoughtofpanchoand

themexicanrevolutionandtheyalsoshowedthegoodandbadthingsthat
panchohasdone.

D. Listlibraries(otherthanschool),museums,andotherinstitutionsthatyouvisited
todoyourresearch.

Alloftheinformationthatwegotwasfromwebsitesthathadarchivesifwhat
weneeded.