Was the American war against Mexico from 1846-1848 justifiable?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Some critics, including many Whigs, interpreted the war as a scheme to get votes. Others decried United States misbehavior and its blatant desire to dominate. Polk and others saw the war as necessary to secure the country's borders and its citizens against the instability of Mexican politics. The supposed benefits of Manifest Destiny and the protections of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo for the residents of newly acquired territories offered self-serving rationalizations for American expansion.
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a. Santa Anna. b. Narciso Lopez. c. William Walker. d. General Huerta. e. General Lopez.
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