This sketch hardly scratches the surface of Mexican history, so do as much additional reading on your own as you can before the summer begins. ... He ruled the country as a dictator for over 30 years, until the Mexican Revolution in 1910. The Mexican Revolution was the first great revolution of the 20th century. ... The Mexican Revolution was a bitter and bloody time for all of Mexico. ... The revolutionaries of today style themselves after the leaders of the 1910 Revolution. ...

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The borderlands were an area around the border between Mexican, Spanish, and American territory. ... The area of New Mexico (Santa Fe) opened its trade to American merchants after the Texas revolution, and because of this opportunity for lucrative trade, busy trails and commerce developed along the path between Missouri and Santa Fe. Relations between the two countries did decrease after the Texas revolution and this affected the Santa Fe trade in a bad way. ... This was to no avail, and the Mexican-American War began on April 24, 1846. 6) The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was the treaty th...

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