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    The U.S war with Mexico continues to be a divisive topic all through America classes. The American and Mexican war was a 2 year conflict that began in 1846.At the end of end the war the U.S ended up with more land than before. Although the United States war against Mexico maybe viewed as controversial‚‚ the war was just due to Texas needed the U.S‚ Government of Mexico‚ and violence towards Americans. Generally speaking the war was justifiable due to Texas needing the U.S. Texas only had two small

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    The U.S Mexican War The whereabouts of the proposed Mexican-American border resulted in a war between the two countries lasting over 2 years. Major leaders on both sides were U.S President Tyler and President Polk as well as Mexican President Santa Anna. The main disputes the annexation of Texas‚ territorial issues and poor leadership. With more Americans moving into Texas‚ the territory seemed promising to newly elected US Polk. The expansionist mentality of the country led Polk to try and acquire

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    The Mexican War marked a major turning point for the fledgling American nation and its military – not only did it redefine the Southern border with Mexico‚ but it demonstrated the capabilities of the U.S. Army during an offensive engagement following a prolonged period of peace. The Mexican War is not a commonly cited conflict in U.S. history‚ but the lessons learned from it are relevant even today‚ as it combined conventional warfare with the struggle of being a small‚ occupying force in both rural

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    aspects of the Mexican war. It is a compelling description and concise history of the first successful offensive war in United States military history. The work examines two countries that were unprepared for war. The political intrigues and quarrels in appointing the military commanders‚ as well as the military operations of the war‚ are presented and analyzed in detail. The author also analyzes the role that the Mexican War played in bringing on the U.S. Civil War. The Mexican-American War of the 1840s

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    Oscar Rivas  Professor Cervantes  US History/ 3rd Period  October 18 2013     The Mexican­American war of 1846 played a very significant role in the history of the United  States and Mexico. The United States gained 529‚000 square miles of valuable Mexican territory.  Due to the war Mexico lost half of it’s land and resources which left Mexico with half of the  territory they had before the war began. Wars are typically fought to defend or seize land‚ or to  destroy an enemy. But in this case‚ the United States aggressively invaded Mexico

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    The Mexican War was the first U.S. armed conflict fought on foreign soil. It began in 1846 when the President of the United States‚ James K. Polk‚ declared war with Mexico and ended with a peace treaty that ceded one third of Mexico’s territory to the United States for fifteen million dollars in 1848. Thirteen years later‚ the Civil War overshadowed the Mexican war causing it to become a forgotten event in American history. The long term debate on who initiated the war continues to be unsolved‚ which

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    AISCT A.R. Grade 11     “Was the Mexican War a justified act of self defence or an unjustified act of imperialism‚ and are there comparisons to the recently ‘ended’ wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?”   Americans had one objective and that was to expand due to the belief in American superiority also known as Manifest Destiny‚ which was the creed that it was their destiny or predestination to expand. This became an obstacle to neighbouring empires due to Americas oppressive intentions. Mexico had won

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    The U.S.-Mexican War The U.S.-Mexican War represented a military conflict between the Republic of Mexico and the United States. One obvious reason for the war outbreak was the annexation of Texas by the United States. The issue was that Mexico had considered Texas to of its entitled territory‚ despite of the revolution in Texas. The war ended with the victory of the United States‚ as the American troops were well organized and rapid in capturing Mexico’s cities‚ and villages. Nevertheless‚ modern

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    The Mexican war that took half of what Mexico had already like California‚ Texas‚ Nevada and Utah was all Mexico’s fault in the first place? The Mexican war began on April 25‚ 1846 and it was all started on a bit of a misunderstanding towards the Mexicans and the U.S as they have both disagreed on the border of each other. One side decided on the Border being El Rio Grande and the other being on the Nueces River. Since The United States decided that the border was on El Rio Grande The U.S road a

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    org/publications/policy-analysis/undermining-mexicos-dangerous-drug-cartels>. Al-Eryani‚ Ausan. "Mexico’s drug war effects US as well." Collegiate Times. Virginia Tech. Web. 23 Jul 2013. <http://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/18328/mexicos-drug-war-effects-us-as-well/p2>. Grillo‚ Ioan. "US troops aid Mexico in drug war." Global Post. N.p.. Web. 23 Jul 2013. <http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/mexico/111005/us-aids-mexico-drug-war-update>. Wilkinson‚ Tracy. "Mexico Under Siege ." Los Angeles Times.

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