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.
He led American troops to victory at Palo Alto, Reseca de la Palma, Monterey, and Buena Vista in the Northern Campaign. After the Mexican War, as the Hero of Buena Vista, Taylor was elected President of the United States. This photo was taken when Taylor was President.