Question

briefly explain each topic with keypoints.

2. Topic: Impact of the Mexican War: Review the impact and outcome of the Mexican-US War on both Mexico and the US, and on Mexican-Americans.

3. Topic: Mexican-Americans in the American Civil War: Review the participation and contributions of Mexican-Americans in the Civil War.

4. Topic: Mexican Revolution: Review the Mexican Revolution, why it occurred, and how it impacted the people and policies of Mexico and the US.

5. Topic: The Great Depression: Review how the Great Depression impacted Mexican-American communities, including social and economic factors.

Answer 1

0 The Mexican – American war also known in the us as the Mexican war and in Mexico as the Bele American Intervention in Mexico was an armed conflict between the united state and Mexico from 1846 to 1848. Result :- American victory on Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo • Mexican recognition of us sovereignty over Texas • End of the conflict between Mexico and Republic of Texas 3 Impact of war in the united State • the mexican war nevertheless united the vos in a common cause and was fought almost entirely by volunteers • Anti Slavery elements fought for the exclusion of Slavery from any tevutory absorbed by the u.s. In 1847 the House of representative passed the milmot proviso, stipulating that non of the tenitory acquired should be open to slavery. The war against Mexico had brought punishment on the united states in the form of the American quil war. • In much of the us, victory and the acquisition. of new land brought a senge of patriotism. 1 Impact of war in Mexico In mexico city commemorates the heroic sacrifice of six teenaged military caders who fought to their death rather than surroundes to American troops during the Battle of chapultepec caste on sep 13, 1847. . The military defeat and loss of territory were a disastrous blow to Mexico causing the country to enten "a period of self examination as it leader sought to identity and address the reasons that had led to such a debacle.

③ mexican-American participation in American cinil war. side of military leaders on both the of the • Many American cinil war of 1861-1865 had trained at the us. Military Academy at West propit point and had bought as junor afficers in Mexico. & The war against Mexico had brought punishmont on the united state in the form of the American civil war. • The philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson Shared Grant view toward the end of Mexican American war He wrote o The us will conques Mexico, but it will be as the man swallows the arsenic, which bring him clown in turn Mexico will poison us. a veterans of the war were often broken men. • General Robert E. Lee, leader of the confederate forces through the end of the American ciuil war began building his reputation as a military offices in America's war against Mexico. o By september, Mexico city surrender and the united state was victorious a • The pop war proved a decisive event for the loss marking a significant waypoint for the nation as a gwaing military power, and a milestone in the vos narrative of Manifest Desting. o The war did not resolue the issue the vos but rather of slavery in in many way inflamed it as potential westward expansion of the institution became an increasingly central and heated theme in national debates preceding the American civil war.

I Mexican Revolution (1910-20) a long and bloody stoggle among several factions in constantly shifting alliances which resulted ultimately in the end of the 30 year dictatorship in Mexico and establishment of a constitutional crepublic. The revolution began against a background of widespread dis satisfaction with the elities and oligarchicas policies of porfirio Diaz that favoured wealthy land ownes and industrialist. • • en The people of Mexico were getting tired of the dictator uncle of president porfirio Diaz. The midolle and uppes class were tired of the N president way and lower class was tired cef poor working condition and low wages. The revolution was a surprise because in the beginning Diaz was about an ideal match for all the people... within the classes everyone was fighting for their freedom from Diaz. • Pror to the Mexican Revolution, the president was porfirio Dioz. He industrialized and modernised Meaico. - Angered his people by not improving Condition. S

o The Great Depression of the • Some 40o,000 Mexican - Americans moved out many agounst united states to Mexico in the 1930s their will according to kennedy. The attitude was they are taking our job say historian Natalia Molina. Before the Depression, Mexican immigrants. were seen as birous of Passage coming herdo Job American didn't wont to do, like picking seasonal crops. She says. women were especally targered, because having families in the states meant the workers would stay. Mexican American women who could find work often sot participated in the informal economy working as street vendors or renting aut rooms to lodgers as people downsized their homes. social factor & Economic factor. The Great depression brought a rapid eise in crime rate as many unemployed workers resorted to pelty theft to put food on the table. Suicide rate rose as did reported causes of malnutrition. Prostitution was on the rise as despencate women sought ways to pay the bills. cigar Smoking became to expensive, so many american scuitched to cheapes cigarettes. Higher education remained out of each for most americans as the nation's universities saw their Student bodies Shrink curing the first half of the decade Alcoholism increased with Amercons seek outtet for escape, compounded by repeal of prohibition 1933