Border security.
Some believed in expansionism and Manifest Destiny. Some wanted to expand slavery.
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expansionism
Expansionism is a nation's policy of expanding its territorial or economic boundaries.
CausesCauses included the Texas Revolution and subsequent annexation of the Republic of Texas by the United States as well as border disputes. American expansionism played a role, the fact that Mexico was unwilling to negotiate the sale of Alta California and Nuevo Mexico, and slavery was always a part of the equation.EffectsIt ended with the Mexican Cession and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
The Spanish-American War of 1898.
Imperialism
Some believed in expansionism and Manifest Destiny. Some wanted to expand slavery.
Expansionism and Manifest Destiny were root causes of the Mexican American War.
Nowadays? No. However, these issues over Texas' border prompted a war between both countries, known as the Mexican-American War (1846-1848).
Athenian expansionism and the Peloponnesian League's resistance to it.
Slavery and manifest destiny, which were the real reasons behind such conflict.
Even further expansionism which was only delayed by the US Civil War.
the domestic issues of mexico are drug problems and not anough money
Ralph Waldo Emerson meant that the United States' involvement in the Mexican-American War would morally corrupt the nation and have lasting negative effects on its principles and values. He believed that aggression and expansionism would damage the integrity of the country.
The "merciless savage" that Mexico incited refers to the character of the American frontiersman and military leader, William Tecumseh Sherman, during the Mexican-American War. Sherman, known for his harsh tactics, is often associated with the brutalities of war, particularly in his later campaigns during the Civil War. His actions and the rhetoric of the time contributed to the perception of violence and ruthlessness in conflict, reflecting the broader attitudes that characterized American expansionism.
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