In 1916, Woodrow Wilson ordered General John J. Pershing to lead U. S. troops into Mexico to capture A. Porfirio Diaz. B. Pancho Villa. C. Francisco Madero. D. Victoriana Huerta.

B. Pancho Villa. This event is crucial to the U. S. involvement in the Mexican Civil War. Wilson deployed Pershing and his 8th brigade on the orders on capturing Pancho Villa, for the U. S. gov't recognized Vestiano Caranza as the legitimate head of government in Spain.