Analyzing Mexico And United States:. History, Political

In regards to the social/cultural approach to nationalism, Gellner states that nationalism is essentially the “general imposition of a high culture on society, where previously low cultures had taken up the lives of the majority”, showing that the culture belonging to one nation is distinct from that which belongs to any other. This also falls into accordance with the ethnosymbolist approach where the nation cannot be properly understood without taking their ethnic lineages into account. When looking at the neighboring states, the United States and Mexico, this is especially true. Examining their colonial roots and the legacies of their independence movements, both were radically different countries “in terms of social conditions, economics, politics and culture”.

On the South Western border of the United States roughly 2000 immigrants cross the border illegally from Mexico every day. The vast majority of these immigrants are seeking financial security and a safer life in the United States however, some are coming over to traffic weapons and drugs for gangs and cartels. It is these few individuals that have caused the U.S. government to pursue a multi-billion dollar defense along the border.

After this war, James K. Polk changed things for Texas when he became president. He wanted not only Texas, but California also to be annexed into the United States. In 1821, Mexico went from Guatemala to Oregon, it was the same size of the United States. Half of Mexico was taken by the

During the time of 1830, the Americans believed in “manifest destiny”. There was a spike in the population, as cheap and fertile land caught the attention of Americans to take on the hardships of the Overland Trails to Oregon and California. A lot of the Americans from the south ended up migrating to the Mexican part of Texas with their slaves, so that they would be able to grow cotton. But the Mexican government wouldn’t authorize slavery and once 1830 approached, they ended up prohibiting any further immigration. During the conflict between the Texas colonist and the Mexican government, this ended up resulting in the Texas Resolution, in which there became the creation of the separate Republic of Texas in 1836. As the US made it adamant that they were going to try everything in its power to not have a war with Mexico, this was one of the reasons as to why Texas didn’t become a state until another decade.

BANG! BANG! BANG! Shots fired. In 1821 Mexico became free from it’s mother country, Spain.

The first reason Texas was justified in declaring independence was that Mexico was not following the Constitution of 1824.The Constitution of 1824 stated that “the government…shall be divided for its exercise in three powers.” (Doc. A) Mexico’s government was set up as “the form of Republican representative, popular federal.” (Doc. A) President Bustamante issued a Decree on April 6, 1830, that severely limited the rights of the Anglo settlers. (Doc. B)

The annexation of Texas was an important event in the history of the United States of America. This event initially started with the Texas Revolution during 1835-1836. Texas separated from Mexico because American settlers and Tejanos didn’t want the laws of the Mexican government. One of these laws was the prohibition of slavery in the Mexico dictated by the Mexican constitution of 1824. Also, another disagreement was the combination of the provinces of Texas and Coahuila. Stephen Austin, founder of the principal settlements in Texas tried to negotiate with the Mexican government to separate Texas from Mexico, and leave the settles of Texas to establish self-government. Nevertheless, his attempt failed and he was thrown in prison. He was released

The book chosen for this analytical report is A Glorious Defeat: Mexico and its War with the United States by Dr. Timothy J. Henderson. Dr. Henderson is currently the Department Chair, for the Department of History at Auburn University Montgomery. Dr. Henderson’s specialization is in Latin American History, concentrating heavily on Mexican and U.S. – Latin American relations. Dr. Henderson has majored in Latin American Studies for both his Master of Arts degree and Ph.D. studies, and has eight different awards and honors throughout his career. He has written over 10 publications, with his latest being released in 2011. Dr. Henderson is currently researching the several aspects of Mexican migration to the United States.

These ideas and patterns that mark the behavior of the people are developed over time, and will gradually affect the political life of a state or country region. Texas has been governed in different periods as in the Spanish of (1691 - 1822), then in the Mexican period after independence from Mexico, being recognized in the Treaty of Cordoba, the territory of Texas became part of the First Mexican Empire, during (1822 - 1835), after by Coahuila and Texas, after the dissolution of the First Mexican Empire when

After, Mexico gained Independence from Spain in 1821, the era following this left Mexico in a poor political, social, and economic condition. Which resulted in a long lasting feeling of resentment towards the United States. As, both countries being in different positions socio-economically the Mexican-American war began in the year of 1846. Throughout the war in Mexico the president was changed about seven times on the other hand, the United States who was in a dynamic period prior to the Civil War was focused mostly on spreading Anglo America. The United States took advantage of Mexico lacking a centralized, strong leader. While gaining the necessary political and symbolic tools from the Monroe Doctrine of 1823 and the Manifest

”Image in a self portrait generally communicates to the viewer information about the identity, character, environment, feelings and interests of the artist.” In the case if “Between the Borderline of Mexico and The United States” Frida Kahlo expresses her feeling that she holds towards hr alien environment, and her cultural identity. This will now be proven through analyzing the portrait to prove the above quote.

Political parties: There are nine nationally recognized political parties of Mexico. The parties are the National Action Party, Institutional Revolutionary Party, Party of the Democratic Revolution, Labor Party, Mexican Green Ecological Party, Citizen’s Movement, New Alliance Party, National Regeneration Movement, and the Social Encounter Party. The most significant and powerful political parties in Mexico are the National Action Party, the Party of the Democratic Revolution, and the Institutional Revolutionary Party which held power uninterruptedly in Mexico for 71 years. The National Action Party focuses mainly on advocating for free enterprise, Pragmatism, Small government, Privatization and Libertarianism reforms. The Party of the Democratic Revolution focuses mainly on any issues in Mexico regarding economic and social inequalities. Lastly, the Institutional Revolutionary Party focuses on gaining more centralization of

From reading the stimulus material given I saw a relationship between the disappearance of language and technological advancements. In the Self Portrait Along the Borderline Between Mexico and the United States by Frida Khalo a painting that shows the differences between Mexico and America in the 1900s, there appears to be a difference of culture between America and Mexico. America is more modern, as Mexico is more classic. America’s modernization is shown in the different factories in the background, and Mexico’s classicism is shown through the ancient Mexican temple in the background. As stated in “Vanishing Voices”, written by Russ Rymer, “As modern inventions like cars enters their world, the Seris tend to adapt their language rather than import Spanish words. Erica Barnett uses an abandoned car as a hothouse to grow mangroves to replenish an estuary” (21). Rymer is stating that with new technologies, people need to adapt. I believe that not only do people need to adapt, but also governments need to be more accustomed to advances in technology. With the introduction of the Internet many governments need to change. This change would come through passing different laws which would censor the Internet and in doing so, limit freedom of speech, because this is widely controversial in the US. I began to look at why this is so controversial. According to Andrea Leadsom, a Conservative Member of Parliament for South Northamptonshire, the Internet should be censored for the kids.

Mexico is one of the most populated and industrialized of the third world nations, yet it remains very impoverished in comparison to it’s northern neighbor. Recently Mexico has been the third largest trading partner of the United States, has become an important exporter of petroleum and plays a pivotal role in the politics of the region. Yet Mexico is frequently treated with neglect and misunderstanding by the United States. This treatment is why Mexico is hesitant about United States influence and investment in Mexico. While many foreign countries acknowledge the United States as a

The following section I discuss the following: form government, living standards, labor market conditions, the orderliness of leadership and succession, culture and demographic characteristics of the population, integration with international economic systems and security risk.