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Border dispute
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Will the US and Mexico go to war over issues with Texas' border?
Nowadays? No. However, these issues over Texas' border prompted a war between both countries, known as the Mexican-American War (1846-1848).
What did a battle near Texas allow Polk to do?
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.
What country did America go to war with in 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.
When did Mexico rule over ca?
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).
After congress accepts Texas do you go to war with Spain?
No, the US went to war with Mexico.
Who was the German who tried to get Mexico to go to war against the US?
Zimmerman
What German official tried to get Mexico to go to war with the US?
Arthur Zimmerman.
What is the German foreign minister prepared to offer mexico if mexico will go to war with the US?
They German foreign minister is prepared to offer Mexico financial support if they go to war with the United States.
How far south into Mexico did the US Army go during the Mexican American War?
All the way to Mexico City.
Why did the Zimmerman Telegram finally persuade the US to go to war with Germany?
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.
What 2 countries did Mexico go to war with after they won their independence from Spain?
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)
Why shouldn't the US go to war with Mexico?
It wasn't justified, as American blood was shed on a no man's land.
Why did the US of America go to war in World War 1?
the fear of Mexico getting involved because Germany sending a telegraph to Mexico to try to keep U.S. occupied during the war but failed because Mexico was scared of being destroyed by U.S.
Does a citizen of Mexico who has his papers still need a passport to go to Mexico to visit?
does a citizen of Mexico need a passport to go from the us to Mexico and back? He is legal to be in us but not a us citizen.
Is it safe to go to Matamoros Mexico?
No. Nowadays with the Mexican War on Drugs, most cities on the US-Mexico border, including Matamoros, are quite unsafe to visit.
Why did Germans go to South America after World War 2?
they went to Mexico to convince them to distract the us from Europe.
Could Mexico have avoided the war?
The Mexicans could have not opened up Texas or New Mexico for American settlement because these two acts greatly increased the American population that it soon outnumbered the actual Mexicans. This could have prevented the entire disputes over the annexation of Texas which was a primary reason Polk went into the war-- to get Texas as a state of the U.S.
How did Texas become a US state?
* It rebelled against Mexico's Constitution because it did not allow slavery. * It declared its Independence from Mexico. * It gained its Independence in combat, and by treaty. * It joined the US by declaring its acceptance of the Constitution. * It rebelled against the US and seceded from the Union. * It joined the Confederate States of America, whose Constitution allowed slavery. * It was defeated during the US Civil War. * It underwent the reconstruction process, and reaccepted the Constitution. * It rejoined the US by declaring its acceptance of the Constitution, which now forbade slavery.
What were the two reasons the US entered the war?
1. German sunk the Lusitania(ship with a lot of American women and children) 2.zimmerman telegram (Germany ashed Mexico to go to war with America, so that they would be distracted. this would prevent US from helping the allies. America got angry and didnt go to war with Mexico.
Did the US have any choice over whether or not to go to war with Mexico?
Yes, the US had a choice, but the US had an "agenda"; Manifest Destiny! (US property from "Sea to Shining Sea").
