Santa Anna was also the head of the government on 11 different occasions. He also had the nickname “Napoleon of the West”.The choices made by Sam Houston‚ Santa Anna‚ David Crockett‚ James Bowie‚ and William B. Travis‚ determined who would win this war. Sam Houston was born on March 2‚ 1793 near Lexington‚ Virginia. From 1813 to 1814 he fought in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend and was wounded. He was elected to Congress in 1823 and 1825. In 1827‚ he became Tennessee’s governor. He was made the first
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Mexican/Latin American “War” on Drugs and Trafficking The international drug trade from Latin American states is having an impact on a global scale. The trafficking of drugs along with corruptness and murder is an international conflict that is being fought daily. There are many aspects of the drug war from Mexico and other Latin American states which have effects on United States policy as well as policies from other countries that participate in the global suppression of illegal drugs. It can
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and Arizona were gained‚ completing the continental United States. Many Americans in the 19th century believed this acquisition of territory was a manifest destiny‚ or event accepted as inevitable. They thought it was the destiny of the U.S. to control all land from the east coast to the west coast. However‚ I believe that this land was taken as an act of aggressive imperialism on the part of the United States. Imperialism is the practice of extending the power and dominion of a nation by direct
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and did such things to Mexico‚ why were they the ones to declare war on Mexico? The Mexican War began in 1846 after Mexico opened fire on Americans north of the Rio Grande‚ which happened to be the Texas-Mexico border. As a result of this event‚ President Polk declared war between the two countries‚ although‚ due to prior events‚ it seemed more reasonable for Mexico to be doing so. The United States was not justified in going to war with Mexico because they robbed land from them‚ brought slaves into
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The subject of American imperialism spans much of history starting from the early nineteenth century. By the end of the nineteenth century American religious imperialism was at an all-time high. The reasoning for this peak of religious imperialism and the effects of it varied depending on the country or region that the United States had focused their attention towards. Many historians focus on the events of the War of 1898‚ formerly called the Spanish-American War‚ which involved Cuba breaking away
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2014 Was the Mexican War a “Justifiable” War? The Mexican War has been an issue of contention ever since the war was formally declared. As a result of James K. Polk getting the go ahead from Congress and then authorizing American troops to begin attacking the much weaker force just for the self betterment of America‚ the war earned itself the nickname “The most unjust war”. However‚ there were certain actions the United States government did implement before authorizing an entire war. Polk did
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The Mexican War had numerous causes‚ some of which were extensive and others that were petty. The most essential‚ however‚ were the Texas crisis‚ westward American movement‚ the ideal of Manifest Destiny‚ and the behavior implemented by the President Tyler and President Polk. The fundamental cause of the war was Texas and California. When Texas split from Mexico in 1836‚ Mexico did not distinguish it as a self- government but as a depraved province. Mexico still considered this a part of their territory
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without some sense of national destiny or purpose. The people of the United States believed it was their mission to expand across North America. Expansion was inevitable because it would progress liberty and economic opportunity‚ expansion could have been stopped if Polk made different decisions‚ and the United States would be without certain states if the Mexican War hadn’t occurred. If the Mexican War had not occurred‚ many things would be different. For example‚ 525‚000 square miles of new territory
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The United States in 1846 was not justified in going to war with Mexico. The United States did not have proper justification to respond with violence against the Mexican government. The war with Mexico was also a product of the United States’ belief of Manifest Destiny. Polk’s over ambition to seize new territory from the Mexicans and disappointment over their refusal to sell him California also possibly played a factor in his willingness to wage war against Mexico. The United States under the
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During the Cold War‚ the world in general was a maniacal‚ paranoia-driven place to live in. Feelings of nationalism and inter-cultural isolation/conformity created rifts filled with fear between opposing nations‚ especially the two superpowers. The United States‚ as the juxtaposition to Soviet communists‚ sought to identify communism as a social evil‚ and a suppressor of both happiness and liberty. The resulting mentality following the period of global animosity triggered numerous instances of economic/cultural
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