Do you think the U. S. was justified in going to war against Mexico?

Explain your answer.

Polk's wanted to provoke Mexicans to attack the U.S. Army so he could get Congress to declare war. This war was completely unjustified and since too many U.S. citizens were outraged and expecting action punishing mexico, the investigation of the actual accident was quick and faulty. This is obvious as it was later proven to be a mechanical error in the ships mechanical functions. The media also played a huge part, as you are probably familiar with yellow journalism, the media exaggerated and jumped to conclusions and spread negative conclusions of the even to the entire United States.

states

explanation:

as the old saying goes, all politics are local. state and federal governments affect our daily lives in numerous ways. yet, in our federal system, there is supposed to be a balance between federal and state power. as james madison envisioned it in federalist no. 51, “the power surrendered by the people” would be “divided between two distinct governments,” creating a balance of power that would enable the “different governments [to] control each other.”

the triple alliance. germany and austria-hungary were already allies by 1879 when, worried about a threat from russia, they formed the dual alliance. italy joined the group in 1882. there was a concern about a possible attack from france and the alliance needed powerful friends to defend it.