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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 the U.S XXXXXX, with orders from President James Polk. They XXXXX a fort called XXXX Texas, XX the banks of XXX XXXXXX River. According to XXX Mexicans, XXX XXXX XXX on their XXXXXXXX territory, according XX U.S, XXX XXXX was on their XXXXXXXXX. Two XXXXXX after a XXXXXXX XXXXX cavalry brigade XXXXXXXX a XXXX XX patrolling U.S soldiers, killing XX out XX XX patrol troops XXX XXXXXX prisoners. The XXXXXX was the official "casus belli" XXX it allowed the U.S to XXXXXX XXX approach from a diplomatic and XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX to a military one. By all means, XXX XXXXXXX army was less XXXXXXXX XXX the war, with obsolete XXXXXXXXX and XXXXXX XXXXXXX men. XXX force XXXXXXX was XXXXXXX in XXXXX XXX one XXXX and in three months XXXXX XXX XXX started, the X.S XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXX XXXXXX "XXXXXXXX Territories".
XXX XXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX XXX disputed XXXXXXXXXXX were occupied by XXX X.S forces and XXX official XXXXXX was that Mexico XXXXXXX to recognize its lost. The American XXXX XXXX a XXXXX XXX XX heir modern XXXXXXXXX batteries while XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XX high troop XXXXXX and national pride. The XXXXXXXX felt the war totally unfair so XXXX XXXX on XXXXXXXX XXXXX putting their whole XXXX in General XXXXXXX Lopez de XXXXX XXX. XX the XXX was not XXXXXX, XXXXXX was also XXXXXXX to a XXXX XXXXXXXXX crisis XXX XXXXXX engaged in a Civil XXX. Short XXXXX XXX XXXXXXX army just won a strategic XXXXXX, the XXXX was XXXXXXXX in XXX capital to help solve XXX political crisis. This XXX situation XXXXXXX U.S XXXXXX to emerge in the XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX occupy XXXXX cities and XXXXX the XXXXXXX, XXXXXX City. XXX XXX XXXXXXXX the U.S XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXX XXXX to XXX XXXX XXX North to South, XXXXXXXX XXX XXXX XXX XX XXXXXXXXX XXXX. I think XXXX war was XXXXXX and even more, I could XXXX it an aggression. I XXXXXXX it XX a big brother beating XX XXX little XXXXXXX to get a bigger XXXX XXXX the chocolate XXX. XX XXXXXXXXXXXX terms, XXXXXXXX and occupying the XXX XXXXXXXXXXX was a XXXXX move for the U.S because XXXXXXXXXX XXX its XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX are an important XXXXXXXX role in our XXXX. California XX an important agricultural center XXX XXXX an important I.T XXX. In XXXXX of XXXXX XXX XXXXX, U.S XXX won. In terms of honor, it XXXX XXXXXXX and this XXX XXXX be a XXXXX on XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX.
2.) XX you do not XXXX Mexican or XXXXX XXXXXXXX heritage
I learned XXXX we have XXXX in common XXXX the XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. Not because we XXXXXXXXX share XXX same XXXXXX, XXXX, favorite meals XXX cultural XXXXXX. But we XXXX have XXXXXXX starting XXXXXX in XXX history. XXXX countries or XXXXXXXXXXX (in a XXXXX sense) XXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXX same challenges. XX ancestors were XXXXXXX XXX their ancestors were Spaniards so XX XXXX have XXX roots in XXXXXX. XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX had to XXXX with XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX, feeling threatened by XXX new XXXXXXXX. The XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX and XXX English-speaking communities XXXX XXXXX basic Christian XXXXXX XXX XXXXX, both sides XXXX in a XXXXXXX XXXX XXX national motto "XX God we trust". I XXXXX that XX XXXX XXXX things XXXXXXXX XX together than things setting us apart. XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX on XXXX would XX XXX most XXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXX X.S XXXXXXXX should know about Chicanos for a more XXXXXXXX XXXXX, I XXXXX a XXXXXX XX mine what does XXX thinks XXXXX XXXXXXXX. XXX XX a XXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX from XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX while XXX has Chicano XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX that XXXXXXX XXXXX community has a negative XXXXXXXXX XX the U.S society. I considered her XXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX for finding out XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX because her opinions are a XXXXXX of XXX negative XXXXX XXXXXXXXX. XXX "learned" from the media XXXX Chicanos steal XXX XXXX XXXX other Americans because they agree to work XXX very XXXXX paychecks XXXXX some XX them XXX even involved in XXXXXXX activities like kidnapping and illegal drugs XXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXX more, XXX found out from XXX media that XXXX XXXXXXXX live XX XXXXXXX even if XXXX XXXXX XXXX like XXX others. XXXXX XXXXXXXX the XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX with XXX XXXX of my friend, I XXXXX that the XXXX important information is, in fact, an obvious XXX. XXXXX is no XXXX between XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX and race/XXXXXX. Each community or ethnical group has XX deal with crimes or XXXXX illegal XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX by XXXXX members. XX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX by the lack XX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXX skin color or XXXXXX XXXXXXXX.