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Friday, June 6, 2014
The Mexican and American War
Published on Dec 18, 2012
A war that every thought would be over quickly, but turned into a long costly war. The Mexican & American War
12 comments:
Rebeca Sanchez
said...
This certainly was a lengthy video and although I was not able to watch all of it I found it very interesting how they presented the viewer with facts. At times I feel like the Mexican American War is slightly lost in history because it is not as widely known as the Cold War for example.
Ahh, your everyday American. It's so refreshing! It's our right to take what we want from whom ever. Such an attitude us still relevant if not pervasive today. How quaint...
I had not known anything about this war at all. This was an eye opening experience for me. I learned more about the Mexican and American war just by watching this video. Thanks professor.
Hi professor, Thanks for sharing this informative video. I did not know anything about the war between the U.S. and Mexico which was a very important war. Unfortunately, Mexico lost one third of its territory.
Very interesting. I don't think I've really seen a documentary that has both sides providing input. I enjoyed hearing what everyone had to say and then decide how I felt based on ALL the facts given. -Michelle N. Diaz
I find the US to be hypocritical in a sense. Although it stands for freedom, the US did not become the great nation it is today without spilling innocent blood, and usurping land that didn't belong to them.
USA stole territory from Mexico and now they complain when Mexicans migrate to the lands that belonged to them. Ja, I love the sarcasm at the beginning of Michael's comment.
This documentary gave me a more clear understanding on the war and why it was fought to begin with. I learned that U.S. President James Polk declared war on Mexico after eleven U.S. soldiers were killed near Rio Grand the area that the United States considered it's boundary line. Mexico however, argued that their boundary line was the Nueces river. I also liked the intro narration by Mexican American Boxer Oscar De La Hoya.
12 comments:
This certainly was a lengthy video and although I was not able to watch all of it I found it very interesting how they presented the viewer with facts. At times I feel like the Mexican American War is slightly lost in history because it is not as widely known as the Cold War for example.
Watching this documentary really helped me understand why the war started, and how the land was divided, also all the Mexican, American borders.
Watching this documentary really helped me understand why the war started, and how the land was divided, also all the Mexican, American borders.
Watching this documentary really helped me understand why the war started, and how the land was divided, also all the Mexican, American borders.
Ahh, your everyday American. It's so refreshing! It's our right to take what we want from whom ever. Such an attitude us still relevant if not pervasive today. How quaint...
I had not known anything about this war at all. This was an eye opening experience for me. I learned more about the Mexican and American war just by watching this video. Thanks professor.
Hi professor, Thanks for sharing this informative video. I did not know anything about the war between the U.S. and Mexico which was a very important war. Unfortunately, Mexico lost one third of its territory.
Very interesting. I don't think I've really seen a documentary that has both sides providing input. I enjoyed hearing what everyone had to say and then decide how I felt based on ALL the facts given.
-Michelle N. Diaz
I find the US to be hypocritical in a sense. Although it stands for freedom, the US did not become the great nation it is today without spilling innocent blood, and usurping land that didn't belong to them.
USA stole territory from Mexico and now they complain when Mexicans migrate to the lands that belonged to them.
Ja, I love the sarcasm at the beginning of Michael's comment.
It seems like half of the U.S was a part of the Mexican Empire... It wasn't always English First!
This documentary gave me a more clear understanding on the war and why it was fought to begin with. I learned that U.S. President James Polk declared war on Mexico after eleven U.S. soldiers were killed near Rio Grand the area that the United States considered it's boundary line. Mexico however, argued that their boundary line was the Nueces river. I also liked the intro narration by Mexican American Boxer Oscar De La Hoya.
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