Mexican War of Independence

Due to its status as the focal point of the cocaine trade, Medellin, Colombia, was dubbed the “most dangerous city on Earth” by TIME magazine at the height of the cartel’s power. It bore the highest homicide rate and was plagued by civil conflict, which set the stage for illicit drug trafficking to occur. Presently, it ranks as the 49th most dangerous city, and it is speculated by both the DEA and Colombian National police that more than 300 drug smuggling organizations are active within…

pass the bill for a new bank. Clay had a plan for a modified version of the old bank system. John Tyler would veto bill. He would reject it the proposal. He vetoed twice and he end up passing an altered version. Manifest Destiny and the Mexican War 1.What were the goals of the Polk presidency? Why was he considered the “last Jacksonian?” -Polk had more than one goal. He had four main goals for his presidency. His first goal was to have a lower tariff. Secondly, he wanted to restore…

Russo 1 James Russo Mrs. Fallman 27 March, 2017 Social studies P.6. Was the United states Justified in going to war with Mexico The United States had thought they were justified in going to war with Mexico after everything the U.S. has done to Mexico. The newly elected president James K. Polk was the one who led an army into the lands of Texas and California, stealing it from Mexico. President Polk believed in the Manifest Destiny of the U.S. and thought it was God’s plan for the U.S. to take…

Mexico's cartels are a danger to society and a danger to the world as well. I know that the cartels have caused many cases of deaths and not just through shoot outs, but through drug overdoses through the whole world. I wonder if the cartels have any emotions of what they do. Also if they realize the damage they do to the world and their own country. I chose this topic because it caught my interest on how they have so much power. Also how they have so many people on their side and how their own…

other choice to either leave it all behind and start a new life in the U.S., but on the other hand there are also those people who have lived through bloody war on drugs to the point to where they have become numb to the violence that surrounds them says America’s Magazine: “Years of brutality during the war on drugs have numbed many Mexicans to the nation's ongoing…

Mexican Immigrants in the U.S. Through the course of time, immigration has become a major problem in the United States. To this day, ongoing controversies about undocumented immigrants, particularly of Mexican heritage, are often discussed in political debates. Recently, Mexican immigrants have been put in the spotlight by Donald Trump’s accusations: referring to them as “rapist” and very “dangerous criminals”. Meanwhile, some Americans believe that Mexican immigrants steal their jobs. However,…

know. If you did not notice or know that he escaped it's ok I am going to tell you how and when El chapo got caught.His real and full name is Joaquin Guzman Loera. But he likes to be called El chapo Guzman. He has already escaped once times from the Mexican prison. This was his second time escaping. El chapo Guzman is head of the Sinaloa Cartel. They also call him El Rápido and The last Godfather but everyone calls him El chapo. He is 5ft tall and 6in and weighs 201lb. He escaped from Altiplano…

a General in the United States Army his career could be looked back as very successful and heroic. General Taylor has ties to the US - Mexican War of 1846. He lead U.S. forces into Texas territories and the Rio Grande at the command of President Zachary Polk. Taylor’s contributions to the war consist of a series of successes throughout both the Texas and Mexican territory, including Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterrey and Veracruz in Central Mexico. Taylor was considered…

Initial Conditions of the War against Organized Crime in Mexico,” wrote about the war against organized crime in Mexico. He says that most of the organized crime in Mexico has to do with the drug trade, which has been ongoing in the country for decades. The most well known drug cartels in Mexico include “La Familia”, the “Sinaloa”, the “Zetas”, the “Tijuana”, and the “Juarez” cartel. The drug trafficking dates back to the 1980s when the Colombian cartels contracted with the Mexican cartels to…

The slight sway from the Autodefensas’ original intention of protection planted the seeds of distrust in many of the townspeople it sought to help. The wavering trust of these townspeople and the increasing illegitimacy of the group had given the Mexican government the perfect opportunity to attempt regulation of the…