Based on the text and the quotation, Wilson refused to recognize the Mexican government of General Victoriano Huerta because Huerta and his followers overthrew and killed a governmental leader who promised democratic reform in Mexico. This is supported by Wilson's description of Huerta’s government as a “government of butchers,” indicating his disapproval of Huerta's violent rise to power.
In the text, you read this about President Wilson's policy towards Mexico:
As civil war raged [in Mexico], [President] Wilson refused to recognize what he called Huerta’s “government of butchers.”
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Based on the text and this quotation, why did Wilson refuse to recognize the Mexican government of General Victoriano Huerta?
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Huerta and his followers arrested and killed American sailors in 1914.
Huerta and his followers arrested and killed American sailors in 1914.
Huerta and his followers fought battles with American soldiers sent to Mexico by Wilson.
Huerta and his followers fought battles with American soldiers sent to Mexico by Wilson.
Huerta and his followers took over businesses with ties to American investors in Mexico.
Huerta and his followers took over businesses with ties to American investors in Mexico.
Huerta and his followers overthrew and killed a governmental leader who promised democratic reform in Mexico.
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