> USA stole half the Mexican territory in 1848.>Proof? Backup to your claim? Link? Anything?Read any history text on the Mexican American War, genious. The american army invaded Mexico City, flashed a bright smile and "convinced" Mexico to give up its northern territory.
What a coincidence that the US seized all of California just months before the start of the 1849 gold rush . US generals were obviously "in on it" as three of the five left California as gold millionaires.
Abraham Lincoln contested the causes for the war and demanded to know exactly where Thornton had been attacked and American blood shed. "Show me the spot," he demanded. Mexican territory, prior to the secession of Texas, comprised almost 1,700,000 square miles, which was reduced to just under 800,000 by 1848. Another 32,000 were sold to the United States in the Gadsden Purchase of 1853, for a total reduction of more than 55%, or 900,000 square miles.