California State University, Hayward
General Scott Entering Mexico City General Scott Entering Mexico City
Special Collections Division, The University of Texas at Arlington
What did the Mexican War mean to Americans in the mid-19th century? The answer reflects the nature and character of mid-century America itself. Americans were reaching out beyond their border. Advancements in transportation and communications technologies were dissolving the nation's geographic and cultural isolation. Commerce expanded and travel increased as interest in exploration carried Americans around the globe. The war was a "window" through which Americans saw a strange and exotic land of alien manners, customs, and attitudes. Many were convinced that America would never be the same.
"It demonstrates how people will live in the future" and "It helps us avoid repeating past mistakes" and "<span>It helps us understand different peoples and nations" are all correct, although the first option does not always work out very well!</span>
<span>The democrats lost in 1920 because of the way they dealt with WW1. They weren't good at handling it all.</span>
