CantaloupeLifestyle@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoKevin McCarthy Unlocks New Level of Embarrassment With Claim That America Never Acquired Land Via Warwww.vanityfair.comexternal-linkmessage-square84fedilinkarrow-up1534arrow-down111cross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.world
arrow-up1523arrow-down1external-linkKevin McCarthy Unlocks New Level of Embarrassment With Claim That America Never Acquired Land Via Warwww.vanityfair.comCantaloupeLifestyle@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square84fedilinkcross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.world
minus-squaremkwt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down3·1 year agoI believe we paid Mexico money for most of the territory…after invading nearly to Mexico City.
minus-squareBigFig@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down2·1 year agoNearly? We fought basically At Mexico City, today that is well within the city limits
minus-squareYoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down12·1 year agoThe Gadsden Purchase was for $10 million in 1854 and established the Southern border.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·1 year agoA shame what happened to his flag, though…
minus-squarereagansrottencorpse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoThat snake should be licking a boot
minus-squareYoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down3·1 year agoCorrect, but the Spanish American War was of conquest. Guam, Puerto Rico, and American Samoa were won through war.
minus-squareDagwood222@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·1 year agoAre they still teaching Kipling in the schools? https://www1.udel.edu/History-old/figal/Hist104/assets/pdf/readings/11whitemanburden.pdf
minus-squareBurn_The_Right@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down1·1 year agoConservatives: …aaaaand it’s banned.
I believe we paid Mexico money for most of the territory…after invading nearly to Mexico City.
Nearly? We fought basically At Mexico City, today that is well within the city limits
The Gadsden Purchase was for $10 million in 1854 and established the Southern border.
A shame what happened to his flag, though…
That snake should be licking a boot
This close enough?
Yes thank you
Correct, but the Spanish American War was of conquest. Guam, Puerto Rico, and American Samoa were won through war.
Are they still teaching Kipling in the schools?
https://www1.udel.edu/History-old/figal/Hist104/assets/pdf/readings/11whitemanburden.pdf
Conservatives: …aaaaand it’s banned.