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Discussion Questions
- What was your prior knowledge of the relationship between Mexico and the United States?
- What sources that you encounter in your day to day life influence your sentiments about the relationship between the United States and Mexico?
- What do you think the tone of Woodrow Wilson’s “Address to a Joint Session of Congress on Mexican Affairs” is?
- Which secondary source’s approach to explaining the different aspects of the relationship between Mexico and the United States surprised you the most or made you think about something new? Why?
- What aspect of the relationship did you read about that you didn’t already know about and how did in enhance or change your perspective on the relationship?
- Which primary source contained the most bias in your opinion? Why?
- Knowing now that Mexico is commonly made to be smaller on maps, how does that affect how you consume information knowing they may be distorted?
- What do you think was the motivation for the U.S. to photograph and video American troops stationed in Mexico?
- How can the fact that the United States kept troops in Mexico for several years be interpreted?
- How will you look at newspapers, news stories, and social media differently regarding negative sentiments about Mexico after learning about the origin and development of the relationship?
Digital Resources
Interests Not Passions: Mexican-American Attitudes toward Mexico, Immigration from Mexico, and other Issues Shaping U.S.-Mexico Relations
Garza, Rodolfo O. de la. “Interests Not Passions: Mexican-American Attitudes toward Mexico, Immigration from Mexico, and Other Issues Shaping U.S.-Mexico Relations.” The International Migration Review 32, no. 2 (1998): 401–22. https://doi.org/10.2307/2547189.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/2547189?seq=2#metadata_info_tab_contents
This digital source details Americans’ feelings towards Mexican immigrants and the reasoning behind their opinions.
“What’s really happening at the US-Mexico border — and how we can do better”
What’s Really Happening at the US-Mexico Border — and How We Can Do Better. Erika Pinheiro: What’s Really Happening at the US-Mexico Border — and How We Can Do Better | TED Talk. TED. Accessed December 14, 2022. https://www.ted.com/talks/erika_pinheiro_what_s_really_happening_at_the_us_mexico_border_and_how_we_can_do_better?language=en.
This TED Talk presents the stark reality of what occurs at the US-Mexico border and what society can do to change the occurrences.
“Embattled Borderlands”
“Embattled Borderlands.” Storytelling Solutions for Professional or Personal Use. Accessed December 14, 2022. https://storymaps.esri.com/stories/2017/embattled-borderlands/index.html.
https://storymaps.esri.com/stories/2017/embattled-borderlands/index.html
This engaging story of the effects the movement of building a wall at the border of the U.S. and Mexico has had on the environment brings the relationship between Mexico and the U.S. into the present and relates it to having effects on things other than people.
“U.S. Relations with Mexico”
“U.S. Relations with Mexico – United States Department of State.” U.S. Department of State. U.S. Department of State, October 7, 2022. https://www.state.gov/u-s-relations-with-mexico/.
This source from the United States Department of State gives an official description of the current state of the relationship between the U.S. and Mexico.
“The Mexican-American War in a Nutshell”
“The Mexican-American War in a Nutshell.” National Constitution Center – constitutioncenter.org, May 13, 2022. https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-mexican-american-war-in-a-nutshell.
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-mexican-american-war-in-a-nutshell
This source gives a clear and concise description of the Mexican-American war that can give insight into the relationship between the United States and Mexico.