Research Paper-due date December 20, 2010

Using the links posted on the right side of the Blog Site, write a two page typed paper on one of the below essay topics.  Please make sure your paper is double spaced and that you use Times New Roman font.  You must site two additional sources in your paper and use MLA standards.

Due date: December 20, 2010

Essay Topics:

a. Discuss the effect the Mexican-American War had on the U.S. and on Mexico.

 b. Discuss military life, camps, and transportation during the Mexican-American War.

 c. Discuss why the treaty was called the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. Who were the presidents of Mexico and the United States when this treaty was signed? Is this treaty still in effect?

 d. Discuss how the ability to speak Spanish (or not speak Spanish) has affected your life. Are there things you can or cannot do because you speak (or do not speak) Spanish? Is Spanish a useful language to know in the U.S.? What are the advantages of having a common language within a nation?

 e. Discuss the effects the superior weaponry of the U.S. had on the Mexican Army. Extend this discussion to other examples, both in history and in the present, in which superior technology affected the outcomes of military conflicts.