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Yvonne Xi Mr Cutler Latin American History 2018 01 06 The United States should return Mexico s lost territory Unhesitatingly expanding its regions westbound the United States was motivated by the idea of Manifest Destiny that the extension of the United States all through the American continent was unavoidable and justified It was believed firmly by the people in United States that the United States would have endless possibilities and unlimited potentials becoming a developed country In the same time Mexico could not control over the vast lands it had acquired from Spain and also suffered from the profound interior political divisions The war burst between them during the period 1846 1848 Without any doubts the United States should return Mexico's lost territory because the United States was not justified in taking half of Mexico's territory in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo the Manifest Destiny and aggressive imperialism was pursued at the expense of others and the American actions was not justified by economic political and ideological impulses On 2nd February 1848 ending the U S Mexican War the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed
