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Manifest Destiny?: U. S. and Mexico Clash Over Boundary Dispute
Texas is officially annexed in the mid 1840s during the administration of James Polk. Many historians believe that Polk then engineers a border dispute with Mexico to gain western territory the country had been attempting to purchase for years. When...
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Road to War, The: United States Enters War and Initiates Draft, The
President Wilson asks Congress for declaration of war on April 2, 1917. The United States transforms itself into a society capable of waging total war in 18 months. Wilson and Congress agree to institute a national draft. African Americans see advan...