Mexico has been involved in numerous different military conflicts over the years, with most being civil/internal wars.
The "War Hawks" in the United States were mainly "<span>frontier settlers and farmers of the West and South who wanted to expand America's frontiers," although this phrase can apply throughout world history to mean any group that is in favor of war. </span>
The greatest social shifts during this time in the United States were caused by the Second Great Awakening, which was a religious revival that sought in part to curb immigration. This of course led to calls for prohibition, because it was believed that mostly immigrants were the heavy drinkers.
