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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 X.S troops, with XXXXXX XXXX President James Polk. XXXX build a fort XXXXXX Fort XXXXX, XX XXX XXXXX XX XXX XXXXXX XXXXX. According to XXX Mexicans, the fort XXX on XXXXX national XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX to U.S, the fort was XX their territory. XXX months XXXXX a XXXXXXX heavy cavalry brigade XXXXXXXX a pack of patrolling U.S soldiers, killing XX out of XX patrol troops and XXXXXX prisoners. XXX XXXXXX XXX XXX XXXXXXXX "casus belli" XXX it XXXXXXX XXX X.S to change its XXXXXXXX from a diplomatic XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XX a XXXXXXXX one. By all means, XXX Mexican XXXX XXX less XXXXXXXX XXX XXX XXX, XXXX obsolete XXXXXXXXX and poorly trained men. The force balance was already in favor for one XXXX and in XXXXX XXXXXX XXXXX XXX XXX started, the X.S occupied New Mexico and California, then called "XXXXXXXX Territories".
XXX war XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX XXX disputed XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XX the U.S forces XXX XXX XXXXXXXX reason was XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX to XXXXXXXXX its lost. The XXXXXXXX XXXX made a XXXXX use XX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX while the XXXXXXXX relied on high XXXXX morale and XXXXXXXX XXXXX. XXX XXXXXXXX felt the war totally unfair so XXXX kept XX fighting XXXXX XXXXXXX their whole XXXX in XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXX de Santa XXX. XX the XXX was not enough, XXXXXX XXX XXXX passing to a huge political crisis and nearly engaged in a Civil War. Short after the XXXXXXX army XXXX XXX a XXXXXXXXX battle, XXX XXXX was recalled in the capital to help XXXXX the XXXXXXXXX crisis. XXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX allowed X.S troops XX XXXXXX in XXX XXXXXXX national territory and XXXXXX major XXXXXX and siege XXX capital, XXXXXX XXXX. The XXX expanded XXX X.S territory XXXX the XXXX to the XXXX and XXXXX to South, XXXXXXXX the XXXX set by XXXXXXXXX Polk. I XXXXX this XXX was XXXXXX and XXXX XXXX, I could XXXX it an XXXXXXXXXX. I imagine it XX a XXX XXXXXXX beating XX XXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX XX XXX a bigger XXXX XXXX the chocolate XXX. XX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXX XXX new territories XXX a XXXXX move XXX the X.S because XXXXXXXXXX and its XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX are an XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX role in XXX days. California XX an important XXXXXXXXXXXX center and XXXX an XXXXXXXXX I.X XXX. In terms of XXXXX and XXXXX, X.S XXX won. In XXXXX of XXXXX, it lost XXXXXXX and this war XXXX XX a stain on its XXXXXXX XXXXXXX.
X.) XX you XX not have XXXXXXX or Latin American heritage
I XXXXXXX XXXX we have many in common XXXX the Chicano community. Not because we XXXXXXXXX share the XXXX XXXXXX, XXXX, XXXXXXXX meals XXX cultural habits. But we XXXX XXXX similar starting XXXXXX in our history. XXXX countries or communities (in a wider XXXXX) XXXXXXX as colonists facing the same XXXXXXXXXX. My XXXXXXXXX were English and XXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX so we both have XXX roots in Europe. XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXX XX XXXX with XXXXXX populations, feeling threatened by the new XXXXXXXX. XXX XXXXXXX community XXX XXX English-speaking communities also XXXXX XXXXX Christian values XXX XXXXX, XXXX sides live in a country XXXX the XXXXXXXX XXXXX "In XXX XX XXXXX". I XXXXX that we have XXXX things XXXXXXXX us XXXXXXXX XXXX things setting XX apart. Before answering XX XXXX would XX the XXXX important thing that U.S citizens XXXXXX XXXX about XXXXXXXX XXX a XXXX positive XXXXX, I asked a XXXXXX XX mine XXXX does she thinks XXXXX Chicanos. XXX is a XXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX Springs and while she has XXXXXXX friends XXX thinks XXXX overall XXXXX community XXX a negative influence XX XXX U.S society. I XXXXXXXXXX her XXX XXXX XXXXXXXX subject XXX finding out the XXXXXXX information XXXXXXX her XXXXXXXX are a result XX XXX negative media campaigns. XXX "XXXXXXX" XXXX XXX media XXXX Chicanos XXXXX the XXXX XXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX they XXXXX XX XXXX for XXXX XXXXX paychecks while XXXX XX XXXX are even involved in illegal XXXXXXXXXX XXXX kidnapping and illegal XXXXX distribution. Even XXXX, she XXXXX out XXXX the XXXXX XXXX some XXXXXXXX live on welfare even XX XXXX could XXXX XXXX XXX XXXXXX. XXXXX building XXX negative profile XXXX the XXXX XX my XXXXXX, I XXXXX XXXX XXX XXXX important XXXXXXXXXXX is, in XXXX, an obvious XXX. XXXXX is no link between XXXXXXXX activities and XXXX/origin. XXXX XXXXXXXXX or ethnical group XXX XX XXXX XXXX crimes or XXXXX illegal XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXX XXXXXXX. XX something XXXXXX by XXX XXXX XX education XXXXXX XXXX skin color or native XXXXXXXX.