Border dispute
Nowadays? No. However, these issues over Texas' border prompted a war between both countries, known as the Mexican-American War (1846-1848).
Five months after Texas was granted statehood, a Mexican attack on US troops (and a US fort) allowed Polk to go to war with Mexico. Congress declared war on May 13, 1846.
Well the U.S. went to war with Mexico. And all of this happened because of Manifest Destiny. After the war with Mexico we gained the Oregon Territory; it make up of Idaho, Washington, and Oregon of course.
Officially, from 1821 when it was part of Mexico after its war of independence against Spain (1810-1821), until 1848 when Mexico was forced to let it go to the United States after the Mexican-American War (1846-1848).
No, the US went to war with Mexico.
Zimmerman
Arthur Zimmerman.
They German foreign minister is prepared to offer Mexico financial support if they go to war with the United States.
All the way to Mexico City.
It was a secret telegram from Germany to Mexico, saying Mexico should go to war with the US and reclaim land lost from the Mexican-American War, and that Germany would help Mexico. It angered US that Germany was trying to hurt US so US declared war against Germany.
Mexico fought against Texan colonists, the United States and France in defensive wars. It also fought for the Allies during WW2:Texas War of Independence (1835-1836)First Franco-Mexican War ("The Pastry War") (1838)Mexican-American War (1846-1847)Second Franco-Mexican War (1862-1867)US Occupation of Veracruz (1914)US Punitive Expedition (1916-1917)World War Two (1942-1945)
It wasn't justified, as American blood was shed on a no man's land.