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The Mexican-American War was the studied historical event that influenced me the most. It started in the spring of 1846 when after unsolved territorial claims between U.S and Mexico, the countries started a military conflict. The first and the provocative step was made by XXX U.S troops, XXXX orders XXXX President XXXXX XXXX. They build a fort XXXXXX XXXX XXXXX, XX XXX banks XX Rio XXXXXX XXXXX. According XX the XXXXXXXX, XXX XXXX was XX their XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX XX U.S, XXX XXXX XXX XX their XXXXXXXXX. XXX XXXXXX XXXXX a Mexican XXXXX cavalry brigade attacked a pack XX XXXXXXXXXX U.S XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX XX out XX 70 XXXXXX XXXXXX XXX taking XXXXXXXXX. XXX attack was XXX official "XXXXX belli" XXX it XXXXXXX XXX U.S XX change its approach XXXX a XXXXXXXXXX XXX business XXXXXXXXXXX XX a XXXXXXXX XXX. XX XXX XXXXX, the Mexican army XXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXX XXX XXX, XXXX obsolete equipment XXX poorly trained men. XXX XXXXX balance was already in XXXXX for one part and in XXXXX months after the XXX started, XXX X.S occupied XXX XXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXX, XXXX called "XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX".
XXX war XXXXXXXXX XXXX after XXX disputed XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX occupied by XXX U.S forces XXX XXX XXXXXXXX reason XXX XXXX Mexico XXXXXXX to XXXXXXXXX its XXXX. The XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX a XXXXX use of XXXX modern artillery XXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX relied XX XXXX troop XXXXXX XXX national pride. The XXXXXXXX XXXX the war totally XXXXXX so they XXXX on fighting while XXXXXXX their XXXXX hope in General XXXXXXX XXXXX de Santa XXX. XX XXX war was XXX XXXXXX, XXXXXX XXX XXXX XXXXXXX XX a huge political XXXXXX XXX nearly engaged in a Civil XXX. Short after XXX Mexican army just won a XXXXXXXXX battle, the army XXX recalled in the capital to XXXX solve the XXXXXXXXX crisis. XXXX new XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX X.S XXXXXX to XXXXXX in XXX Mexican XXXXXXXX territory and XXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX XXX XXXXX the XXXXXXX, XXXXXX XXXX. The war XXXXXXXX XXX U.S territory from XXX East XX the XXXX XXX North to XXXXX, reaching XXX XXXX XXX by President XXXX. I think this war XXX XXXXXX XXX even XXXX, I could XXXX it an aggression. I XXXXXXX it as a XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX up XXX little XXXXXXX XX XXX a XXXXXX part from the XXXXXXXXX bar. In geopolitical terms, claiming and XXXXXXXXX XXX new territories XXX a smart move for XXX U.S because XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX states are an XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX in XXX days. California XX an XXXXXXXXX agricultural center and XXXX an XXXXXXXXX I.X XXX. In XXXXX of XXXXX and XXXXX, X.S had XXX. In terms XX honor, it lost XXXXXXX XXX XXXX war will XX a XXXXX XX its history XXXXXXX.
2.) XX you do not have XXXXXXX or Latin American heritage
I learned XXXX XX have many in XXXXXX XXXX the XXXXXXX community. Not XXXXXXX we XXXXXXXXX XXXXX the XXXX XXXXXX, XXXX, favorite meals and cultural XXXXXX. XXX XX also XXXX similar XXXXXXXX XXXXXX in our XXXXXXX. XXXX countries or XXXXXXXXXXX (in a XXXXX XXXXX) started as XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXX XXXX challenges. XX XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX and their ancestors were XXXXXXXXX so we XXXX XXXX XXX roots in Europe. Both communities had XX XXXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XX the XXX settlers. XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX the English-XXXXXXXX communities XXXX XXXXX basic Christian XXXXXX and XXXXX, XXXX sides XXXX in a country with XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXX "XX XXX XX XXXXX". I XXXXX XXXX we have more XXXXXX bringing us together XXXX XXXXXX setting us apart. Before answering XX what would be XXX most XXXXXXXXX thing XXXX U.S citizens XXXXXX know XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX a XXXX positive XXXXX, I asked a friend XX XXXX what XXXX XXX XXXXXX XXXXX Chicanos. XXX XX a native XXXXXXX XXXXXXX from Colorado Springs XXX while XXX XXX XXXXXXX friends she XXXXXX XXXX overall their community has a XXXXXXXX influence XX XXX U.S society. I considered her the XXXX relevant XXXXXXX for finding out the XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX her XXXXXXXX are a XXXXXX XX the negative media XXXXXXXXX. She "learned" from the XXXXX that XXXXXXXX XXXXX the XXXX from other XXXXXXXXX because XXXX XXXXX XX work for XXXX small XXXXXXXXX while some of XXXX XXX even involved in illegal XXXXXXXXXX XXXX kidnapping XXX XXXXXXX drugs XXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXX more, XXX found out from the media XXXX some Chicanos live XX XXXXXXX XXXX XX XXXX XXXXX work like XXX others. After XXXXXXXX the XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXX the help XX my XXXXXX, I think XXXX the most important information is, in XXXX, an obvious one. There is no XXXX between negative activities XXX XXXX/origin. Each XXXXXXXXX or ethnical group has to deal XXXX crimes or other XXXXXXX things committed by their XXXXXXX. Is something caused by the XXXX of XXXXXXXXX rather than skin color or XXXXXX XXXXXXXX.