To begin with, the League of Nations did have good intentions to begin with and to say that it was a complete failure would be egoistic in nature. The League had reduced much pain and sorrow after the events of World War I.
The Annexation of Texas, the Mexican-American War, and the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, 1845â1848. During his tenure, U.S. President James K. Polk oversaw the greatest territorial expansion of the United States to date.
Benito JuÃ¡rez , in full Benito Pablo JuÃ¡rez GarcÃ­a ( born March 21 , 1806 , San Pablo Guelatao , Oaxaca , Mexicoâdied July 18 , 1872 , Mexico City ) national hero and president of Mexico ( 1861â72 ) , who for three years ( 1864â67 ) fought against foreign occupation under the emperor Maximilian and who sought constitutional reforms to create a ...