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The Mexican-American War (1846-1848) became the first armed conflict in the United States that took place abroad. As for Mexico, the war was a major disaster. In the war, America faced Mexico which was politically divided and militarily unprepared to face US expansionist policies. At that time US President James K. Polk, believed the United States had a real destiny to rule the entire continent in the Pacific Ocean. Fighting at the border along the Rio Grande marked the start of fierce fighting between the two countries. By the time the war ended, Mexico had lost about a third of its territory, including almost all of California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico today. Background of the Mexican-American War In 1836, Texas gained its independence from Mexico. Initially, the United States refused to include it in the union, mainly because of political interests that opposed the addition of a new slave state. However, the United States changed its mind and began the procedure of anne...

The US States That Produce the Most Oil A boom in oil production is profoundly changing the U.S. economy and impacting worldwide energy markets. As of 2015, 90% of U.S. oil production, excluding federal offshore drilling, comes from eight states: Texas, North Dakota, California, Alaska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado and Wyoming. The surge in U.S. output is due in large part to the wide use of horizontal hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, as new technologies give drillers access to some of the largest oil deposits in the world that were once too tight to exploit. Fracking is controversial as some believe the chemicals injected into the wells lead to extensive pollution of the water supply. Some also argue the unconventional horizontal drilling awakens dormant faults, causing earthquakes. With domestic crude oil production averaging 9.4 million barrels a day over the first six months of 2015, the United States bypassed Russia and Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest producer of crude oil...