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<strong>CHICANA/O STUDIES 445 </strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><strong></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.0pt; text-indent: -19.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 22.0pt;"><strong>1.)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"> 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 XXXXXX, XXXX XXXXXX from XXXXXXXXX James Polk. They build a XXXX called XXXX XXXXX, on the banks of XXX Grande River. XXXXXXXXX XX the XXXXXXXX, XXX XXXX was XX XXXXX national XXXXXXXXX, according XX U.S, the XXXX was XX their XXXXXXXXX. XXX XXXXXX after a Mexican heavy cavalry XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX a XXXX XX patrolling U.S soldiers, killing 11 out XX 70 XXXXXX troops XXX XXXXXX prisoners. The attack was the XXXXXXXX "casus belli" XXX it allowed XXX U.S XX change XXX XXXXXXXX XXXX a diplomatic and XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX to a XXXXXXXX one. By XXX XXXXX, the XXXXXXX XXXX XXX less prepared XXX XXX XXX, XXXX obsolete XXXXXXXXX and poorly trained men. XXX force XXXXXXX was XXXXXXX in favor for one part XXX in XXXXX months after XXX XXX XXXXXXX, the U.S occupied XXX XXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXX, XXXX called "Northern Territories". </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-XXXXXX: 200%;"> XXX XXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX after XXX XXXXXXXX territories were XXXXXXXX by the X.S XXXXXX and the official reason was that Mexico refused to XXXXXXXXX its lost. The American army made a great use of XXXX modern artillery XXXXXXXXX while XXX Mexicans relied on XXXX troop morale and XXXXXXXX pride. XXX Mexicans XXXX the war XXXXXXX XXXXXX so XXXX XXXX on XXXXXXXX while XXXXXXX their XXXXX XXXX in General XXXXXXX Lopez de XXXXX XXX. XX the XXX was XXX XXXXXX, Mexico was XXXX XXXXXXX XX a huge XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX and nearly engaged in a Civil War. Short XXXXX XXX Mexican army just XXX a strategic battle, XXX army was recalled in XXX capital XX XXXX solve XXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX. XXXX XXX situation XXXXXXX U.S XXXXXX XX emerge in XXX Mexican XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX occupy major cities and siege the capital, XXXXXX XXXX. The war expanded the U.S territory XXXX XXX XXXX to the XXXX and North XX South, XXXXXXXX the XXXX XXX XX President Polk. I XXXXX XXXX war XXX XXXXXX XXX XXXX more, I XXXXX call it an aggression. I imagine it as a big brother beating XX XXX little XXXXXXX XX XXX a bigger part XXXX XXX chocolate XXX. In geopolitical XXXXX, claiming and XXXXXXXXX XXX new territories XXX a XXXXX move for XXX U.S XXXXXXX California XXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXX an important economic role in XXX XXXX. XXXXXXXXXX XX an XXXXXXXXX agricultural XXXXXX XXX XXXX an XXXXXXXXX I.T XXX. In terms XX money and power, X.S XXX won. In terms of honor, it lost XXXXXXX and XXXX XXX XXXX XX a stain XX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX.</p> <p XXXXX="XXXXXXXXX" style="line-height: 200%;"><XXXXXX>X.) <em></em>If you XX not XXXX Mexican or XXXXX American heritage</XXXXXX></p> <p></p> <p XXXXX="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"> I learned that XX have many in common XXXX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. Not XXXXXXX we XXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXX same XXXXXX, XXXX, XXXXXXXX meals and XXXXXXXX XXXXXX. But we XXXX XXXX similar starting points in XXX history. Both countries or communities (in a wider sense) started as colonists facing XXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXX. My XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX XXX their XXXXXXXXX were XXXXXXXXX so we XXXX XXXX our XXXXX in Europe. Both communities had to deal XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX, feeling XXXXXXXXXX by the XXX settlers. XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX and XXX XXXXXXX-speaking communities also XXXXX XXXXX Christian values and today, XXXX sides live in a XXXXXXX with XXX XXXXXXXX motto "XX XXX we trust". I think XXXX XX have XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXX than things XXXXXXX XX XXXXX. Before XXXXXXXXX XX XXXX would be the most important thing XXXX X.S citizens XXXXXX know XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX a more positive image, I asked a friend of mine what XXXX XXX thinks XXXXX Chicanos. She XX a XXXXXX English speaker from XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX while XXX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX she XXXXXX XXXX overall XXXXX community XXX a XXXXXXXX influence XX XXX U.S society. I XXXXXXXXXX her XXX most XXXXXXXX subject XXX finding out XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX her opinions XXX a XXXXXX of XXX negative media XXXXXXXXX. XXX "learned" XXXX the media that Chicanos XXXXX XXX jobs XXXX other Americans because XXXX XXXXX XX XXXX for XXXX small paychecks while some XX them are XXXX involved in XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX kidnapping XXX XXXXXXX XXXXX distribution. XXXX XXXX, XXX XXXXX out from XXX XXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX on XXXXXXX XXXX if XXXX XXXXX XXXX like all XXXXXX. XXXXX building XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX with the XXXX of my XXXXXX, I XXXXX XXXX XXX most important information is, in XXXX, an XXXXXXX one. There XX XX link between XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX race/origin. Each XXXXXXXXX or XXXXXXXX XXXXX XXX XX XXXX with XXXXXX or other XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXX members. Is XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX by the lack XX XXXXXXXXX rather than XXXX XXXXX or native XXXXXXXX. </p>">
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