In Mexican American war, racism was instrumental to the commitment to the war effort for Anglo-American expansionism. The ideas of racism served as a tool of rationale for ones who desired a war and for the ones who were against it. The war between the United States and Mexico had two basic causes. First, was the desire of the U.S. to expand across the North American continent to the Pacific. And the second basic …showed first 75 words of 1105 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1105 total…to the freedom of United States. Others thought that the war will create a mixture of races that might lead to interracial relations. The idea of a "better" and more civilized nation created a feeling of superiority of the people of the United States. This type of mentality is implied by the United Sated today. Wherever there is a conflict, United States is the first country to be there and teach others the "American way".