POLI+390+Content


 * HISTORY AND POLITICS OF MEXICO (POLI 390)**
 * COURSE CONTENT**

For migrants, new land of opportunity http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/22/world/americas/for-migrants-new-land-of-opportunity-is-mexico.html?ref=global-home&pagewanted=all

The Danger in Mexico's Divided House http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/29/opinion/krauze-the-danger-in-mexicos-divided-house.html?hp&rref=opinion/international&_r=0&pagewanted=all


 * GENERAL WEBSITES**

Mexico Country Study (Federal Research Division, Library of Congress) [] Cannot bookmark search results from this site.

Go to the timeline on the Borders website to get the details on chronology http://www.pbs.org/kpbs/theborder/history/index.html

Mexico (NY Times Topics) http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/mexico/index.html

Library of Congress/HLAS Online Home Page []

Hispanic Reading Room Home Page (Library of Congress) []

Visit Mexico website http://www.visitmexico.com/

Visit Mexico YouTube http://www.youtube.com/visitmex

Side note: Let's have at least two Sweet Search/**Google Jockey** students for each of our future class sessions.

Class Scribe wiki page: http://mexicospring2012.wikispaces.com/AA+CLASS+SCRIBE

Blend into the modules:

Note to myself: Search also, under the following:

Mexico (NY Times Topics) http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/mexico/index.html

Mexico Institute http://www.wilsoncenter.org/program/mexico-institute

Economist Magazine Topic: Mexico http://www.economist.com/topics/mexico


 * THINK TANKS**

Mexico Institute http://www.wilsoncenter.org/program/mexico-institute http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Mexico+Institute

Work through each of these three think tank sites:

Institute for Mexico and the United States University of California (Riverside) http://ucmexus.ucr.edu/

Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies University of California (San Diego) http://usmex.ucsd.edu/ Serendipity: http://usmex.ucsd.edu/research/21st-century-us-mexico-project/

Katz Center for Mexican Studies University of Chicago http://mexicanstudies.uchicago.edu/ Serendipity: Mexico Resources: Library catalogs http://mexicanstudies.uchicago.edu/page/mexico-links

Read these two articles:

Young U.S. Citizens in Mexico Up Early to Learn in the U.S. - NYTimes.com []

Remittances to Mexico are rebounding - latimes.com []

Digression: **Value Added**: HLAS Library of Congress: Handbook of Latin American Studies online http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/

Hispanic Reading Room Home Page (Library of Congress) []

Maps: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/mexico.html http://www.embassyworld.com/maps/Maps_Of_Mexico/


 * DRUG WAR**


 * BEGIN HERE FOR THE REACTION FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 24**

Read completely the following articles to whet your appetite for this exciting topic:

Inside the Homes of Mexico’s Alleged Drug Lords - NYTimes.com http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/19/garden/inside-the-homes-of-mexicos-alleged-drug-lords.html?ref=americas&pagewanted=all

Mexico Drug War Bloodies Areas Thought Safe - NYTimes.com http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/19/world/americas/mexico-drug-war-bloodies-areas-thought-safe.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=all

Mexico’s changing drug war: Shifting sands | The Economist http://www.economist.com/node/21540289

Mexican Soldiers Are Outgunned by Drug Traffickers - The Daily Beast http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2010/05/18/outmatched.html

U.S. Widens Its Role in Battle Against Mexico’s Drug Cartels - NYTimes.com http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/world/07drugs.html?pagewanted=all

Mexico’s drug war: Not so fast | The Economist http://www.economist.com/node/21543183

BBC News - 100 years of the war on drugs []

BBC News - Zetas are Mexico's 'largest drug gang', study says []

Continuing the requirements for the Tuesday, January 24 reaction.

Let's begin with a portion of the website we will use for the next three class sessions.

http://www.findingdulcinea.com/guides/Reference/The-Mexican-Drug-War.xa_1.html
 * Origins of the Mexican Drug Conflict (Finding Dulcinea)**

Read this entire screen


 * SECTION ONE: Origins of the Mexican Drug Conflict**

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs/cron/
 * A. PBS FRONTLINE**

Just scan this one.

CRS Report for Congress: Mexico's Drug Cartels (October 2007) http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL34215.pdf
 * B. Congressional Research Service (CRS)**

Read this completely.

In Mexico's Drug War, Bad Cops Are a Mounting Problem http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1861296,00.html
 * C. TIME magazine**

Read this completely.

Add to your knowledge by clicking on the Photo collection icons on the left side of the article.


 * END OF REQUIREMENTS FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 24 REACTION**


 * BEGINNING OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 26 REACTION**


 * Reaction for Thursday, January 26**

Section entitled "The Drug Conflict Today" http://www.findingdulcinea.com/guides/Reference/The-Mexican-Drug-War.xa_1.html

Los Angeles Times special project http://projects.latimes.com/mexico-drug-war/#/its-a-war
 * A. Mexico Under Siege**

Dig around in here.

What items in particular would you want us to read for class?

See also:

//New York Times// TOPIC: Mexican Drug Trafficking http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/mexico/drug_trafficking/index.html

Dig around in here as well.

What would you like to pursue from this website?

http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/Americas/2009/April/Mexican-Drug-War-Spills-Over-U-S--Border-Amid-Government-Inaction-.html#1
 * B. Finding Dulcinea**

Read this completely.

How can we use this article to expand our search for useful sources?

Q&A: Mexico's drug-related violence http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10681249
 * C. BBC**

Read this completely.

Go to the bottom of the page ("More on This Story") to follow up on other sources.

1. BBC News - Cartoons enlisted to tackle Mexico's drug war 'myths' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-14322001

2. BBC News - Mexico's drugs war: Lessons and challenges http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16337488

Juarez Police Face Both Criminals and Suspicions http://www.npr.org/tablet/#story/?storyId=91955586
 * D. NPR**

Read this completely.

Go to bottom of the page: "Related NPR Stories" All these are from 2008. How to get more recent NPR stories.

Overall: I might need to be more alert to good material from NPR. I virtually never listen to radio though, so how should I use their website homepage?


 * END OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 26 REACTION**


 * BEGINNING OF REQUIREMENTS FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 REACTION**


 * Reaction for Tuesday, January 31**

Section entitled "The Impact of the Conflict and Proposed Solutions" http://www.findingdulcinea.com/guides/Reference/The-Mexican-Drug-War.xa_1.html

Mexico's Drug War http://www.cfr.org/publication/13689/
 * A. Council on Foreign Relations**

Read this completely.

Go to the bottom: More on This Story

Several of the links are worth pursuing.

1. The Drug War in Mexico - Council on Foreign Relations []

2. How Mexico Can Win the Drug War, Colombia's Way - Council on Foreign Relations []

Former Latin American Presidents Call for Drug War Reform http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/Americas/2009/feb/Former-Latin-American-Presidents-Call-for-Drug-War-Reform.html
 * B. Finding Dulcinea**

Read this completely.

What items to follow up on?

The Violent Drug Market in Mexico and Lessons from Colombia http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2009/03_mexico_drug_market_felbabbrown.aspx
 * C. Brookings Institute**

Read this completely.

How do we access the complete report?

See "Related Content" section at bottom.

Clinton Touts Anti-Drug Cooperation In Mexico http://www.npr.org/tablet/#story/?storyId=102353836
 * D. NPR (National Public Radio)**

Read this completely.


 * END OF REQUIREMENTS FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 REACTION**


 * MEXICAN MILITARY**

Discover Mexico's World Heritage Cities http://www.visitmexico.com/en-us/world-heritage-cities-of-mexico

U.S. military works with Mexico to fight drug traffickers - USATODAY.com []

Special Report: Federal forces sully Mexico's war on drugs | Reuters []

Assailed Mexican State Fires City's Police - WSJ.com []

Mexican Military Flies Over South Texas | Military.com []

Mexico military faces political risks over drug war - Los Angeles Times []


 * IMMIGRATION**

An Immigrant's Journey (In Focus) 22 pictures http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/08/an-immigrants-journey/100573/

Discover Mexico through its Routes The magic of Traditions and Nature http://www.theroutesofmexico.com/wb/Visitmexico/la_magia_de_las_tradiciones_y_la_naturaleza

After Workers Are Fired, an Immigration Debate Roils California Campus [Pomona College] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Smugglers Guide Illegal Immigrants with Cellphones http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/09/us/09coyotes.html?_r=1

Romney Immigration Position at Odds With Mormon Church - NYTimes.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Immigration Upended/Changes at Home http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/07/06/world/americas/immigration.html

Kansas prepares for clash of wills over future of its unauthorised immigrants <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]


 * BRACERO/GUEST WORKER PROGRAMS**

Opportunity or Exploitation: The Bracero Program (Smithsonian National Museum of American History) http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/themes/story_51_5.html

Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program Smithsonian National Museum of American History http://americanhistory.si.edu/exhibitions/small_exhibition.cfm?key=1267&exkey=770 Work through each of the 14 different screens.

Former bracero recalls program's legacy http://articles.latimes.com/2010/oct/15/local/la-me-tobar-20101015

Guestworker Programs for the 21st Century (Center for Immigration Studies) http://www.cis.org/GuestWorkerProgramReform


 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">EDUCATION **

Discover Mexico through its Routes The Huastecas and their Outstanding Beauty http://www.theroutesofmexico.com/wb/Visitmexico/las_bellezas_huastecas

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Mexico

Education in Mexico: Challenges and Opportunities | RAND <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Education in Mexico: Schooling the whole family | The Economist <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">18 Things to Know About Education in Mexico <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">http://www.edudemic.com/2013/06/18-things-to-know-about-education-in-mexico/

Higher Education in Mexico <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[]

Factbox: Facts about Mexico's education system | Reuters <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

'Jimmy Hoffa in a Dress': Union Boss's Stranglehold on Mexican Education Creates Immigration Fallout | Center for Immigration Studies This article written by College of William and Mary professor George Grayson <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Mexico's Universities Struggle to Respond to Demand for Degrees - Chronicle of Higher Education <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Education in Mexico: The teacher holds back the pupils | The Economist http://www.economist.com/node/9516526

Children cross Mexican border to receive a U.S. education http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/children-cross-mexican-border-to-receive-a-us-education/2013/09/20/1237862a-1bdd-11e3-8685-5021e0c41964_story.html

Higher education in Mexico: A doctor takes charge | The Economist <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Education in Mexico: Testing the teachers | The Economist <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Campaign puts Mexico teachers union leader back in spotlight - Los Angeles Times <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Mexico's PRI splits from teachers union party heading into election - latimes.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Analysis: Few pupils learn with Mexico's Teacher | Reuters <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

The Handbook for Educators Who Work with Children of Mexican Origin <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]


 * RACE RELATIONS**

Discover Mexico through its Routes The Millenary Tarahumaras http://www.theroutesofmexico.com/wb/Visitmexico/los_tarahumaras_milenarios

Relief for the Tarahumara Indians | Mexico Unmasked <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Mexicans confront racism with white, black doll video - latimes.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Video of man beating Mexican parking attendant triggers calls for authorities to tackle prejudice | World news | The Guardian <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">These next few articles are in chronological order; the same theme reoccurs:

Racism? Mexico's in Denial. (1995) New York Times <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Racism Rears Its Ugly Head in Mexico (2005) San Francisco Chronicle <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Racism in Mexico rears its ugly head (2010) Los Angeles Times <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

In Mexico, Times report on network's use of blackface renews racism debate (2010) Los Angeles Times <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]


 * JOURNALISTS**

Coverage in Latin America http://www.confidencial.com.ni/articulo/2270/speech-of-mr-lee-c-bollinger-columbia-university-president


 * Economist**

Economist Magazine Topic: Mexico http://www.economist.com/topics/mexico

Bureau Chief Tom Wainwright bio http://www.economist.com/mediadirectory/tom-wainwright Tom Wainwright blog http://wainwriting.blogspot.com/

Economist conference: Mexico 2011: Change from the Bottom Up http://latinamerica.economist.com/event/mexico-summit-2011

Economist Intelligence Unit: Mexico Economy, Politics and GDP Growth Summary <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]


 * New York Times**

Bureau Chief Randal Archibold http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/a/randal_c_archibold/index.html

Mexico (NY Times Topics) http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/mexico/index.html


 * Wall Street Journal**

Wall Street Journal Topics: Mexico http://topics.wsj.com/subject/M/Mexico/3271

Who is the bureau chief?


 * Los Angeles Times**

Mexico Under Siege: The Drug War at our Doorstep LA Times http://projects.latimes.com/mexico-drug-war/#/its-a-war List of past articles http://projects.latimes.com/mexico-drug-war/

Tracy Wilkinson Daniel Hernandez


 * McClatchy**

Mexico Unmasked This blog is written by Tim Johnson, the Mexico bureau chief for McClatchy Newspapers http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/mexico/


 * Washington Post**

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]


 * MEXICAN HISTORY MODULES**

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Columbian_Mexico
 * PRE-COLUMBIAN**

Discover Mexico through its Routes The Mystery and origin of the Maya Culture http://www.theroutesofmexico.com/wb/Visitmexico/el_misterio_y_el_origen_de_los_mayas

Ancient Mexico - The Civilizations of Ancient Mesoamerica <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">See also:

Around the World in 80 Treasures - Mexico 1/3 <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[] Around the World in 80 Treasures - Mexico 2/3 <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[] Around the World in 80 Treasures - Mexico 3/3 <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]


 * COLONIAL PERIOD**

When Worlds Collide <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

http://www.pbs.org/kcet/when-worlds-collide/timeline/
 * WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE TIMELINE**

Left side=Old World Right side=New World

Image Gallery (37 images in all)

You can learn more by clicking on any image in the timeline below. View all of the images by simply clicking on the previous and next buttons located toward the top left or right margin of each image.

The world's earliest civilization, Sumer, arises in Mesopotamia; they later invent city-states, the plow, the wheel, irrigation systems, and the world's first system of law. Circa 5000 BC

Farmers in Mesoamerica successfully domesticate maize (corn) from teosinte, a wild grass. Circa 4000 BC

America's first urban center, Norte Chico, consisting of at least 25 cities, arises along the Pacific Ocean just north of present day Lima, Peru. The temple in Huaricanga (built between 3200 and 2500 BC) was among the world's tallest buildings. Circa 3500 BC

Sumerians develop the world's first system of writing, which they use to track animals, crops, and other goods. Circa 3100 BC

The great pyramids are constructed in Egypt as tombs for the pharaohs. Circa 2550 BC

Permanent agricultural villages spread in Middle America; Mayan settlements form in areas now in Belize. Circa 2500-1500 BC

Olmec civilization arises in Mesoamerica. Circa 1500 BC

Rise of the Greek civilization. Circa 1100 BC

Earliest known writing in Mesoamerica, one of only two or three times in history that a culture developed writing independently. Circa 750 BC

First world map drawn by Greek mapmaker Hecateus. Circa 510 BC

Romans create a republic, governed by a Senate and assembly, that lasts 500 years. Circa 509 BC

Outside present-day Mexico City, inhabitants of Teotihuacan, one of the world's largest urban centers, begin constructing the world's third-largest pyramid. Circa 100 AD

Mayan civilization flourishes. They create calendars and make significant advances in mathematics and astronomy. Circa 300 - 900 AD

Last Roman emperor is dethroned. 476 AD

Gunpowder is invented in China. Circa 800 AD

Cahokia, the only city north of the Rio Grande, is established near present-day St. Louis, Missouri, and eventually grows to 15,000 inhabitants, similar in size to London at that time. Until the 1800s, it was the largest city in the territory that is now the United States. Circa 950-1250

Leif Ericson, a Viking sailor, explores Vinland and establishes a short-lived settlement in present day Newfoundland, Canada. Circa 1001

Oraibi, the oldest continuously occupied settlement in the United States, is founded by Hopi Indians in present-day Arizona. Circa 1100

Marco Polo returns to Europe from China. Circa 1295

The Mexicas begin building Tenochtitlan on an island in Lake Texcoco. When the Spanish arrived in 1519, the city, with its canals, aqueducts, wide avenues, and botanical gardens, was larger than Paris, Europe's largest city. Circa 1325

Rise of the Incan empire, which would become the largest empire on earth by 1491 with the biggestroad system on the planet (~25,000 miles). 1438

8,000 feet high in the Andes Mountains, the Incas build Machu Picchu, believed to be a royal estate for their leader Pachacuti. The site features 700 terraces, an underground drainage system, canals, and fountains. Circa 1450

Mayas abandon their cities Uxmal and Chichen Itza.Circa 1451 Gutenberg prints his first Bible. Circa 1454

Bartolomé de Las Casas is born. 1484

Spanish take Granada, the last Moorish area of the Iberian Peninsula; commanding three ships, Christopher Columbus embarks on his first voyage. 1492

Columbus returns to Spain in March. His second voyage begins in September with 17 ships. 1493

Spanish found Santo Domingo on Hispaniola (now Dominican Republic). 1496

Columbus returns from second voyage.1496

Spanish Crown begins program of forced baptisms for the Muslims of Granada. 1499

Pedro Alvares Cabral takes possession of Brazil for Portugal. 1500

African slaves introduced into Hispaniola (now the Dominican Republic). 1501

Moctezuma II becomes leader of the Mexica. 1502

Spanish leaders Isabella and Ferdinand order Muslims in Granada to convert or leave the city. 1502

Columbus returns from his last voyage on November 7; Queen Isabella dies later that month. 1504

Columbus dies, a largely forgotten man. 1506

Martin Waldseemüller's world map includes a new continent, which he names "America," in honor of explorer Amerigo Vespucci. 1507

Charles, the grandson of Isabella and Ferdinand, becomes king of Spain. 1516

Martin Luther launches the Protestant Reformation in Europe. 1517

Smallpox epidemic on Hispaniola wipes out one-third of the indigenous population. 1519

Hernán Cortés and indigenous allies capture and raze Tenochtitlán, capital of the Mexican empire. 1521

On a hillside overlooking Mexico City, the Lady of Guadalupe appears to Juan Diego, an indigenous convert to Catholicism. 1531

Francisco Pizarro captures Incan leader Atahualpa at Cajamarca. 1532

Writer Garcilaso de la Vega is born in Cuzco, Peru. 1539

King Charles V decrees the "New Laws" respecting the treatment of indigenous people. 1542

A massive silver strike is discovered in the Andes mountains in present day Bolivia. 1545

Mayan revolt crushed by Spanish troops. 1546

Archbishopric of Mexico founded. 1547

Bartolomé de las Casas debates the treatment of the New World people with Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda. 1550

Philip II becomes king of Spain. 1556

Bishop of the Yucatan Diego de Landa burns five thousand Mayan religious images and at least twenty-seven Mayan books. 1562

Spain occupies the Philippines and formally organizes treasure fleets to carry New World treasure back to Europe. 1564

Pedro Menéndez de Avilés founds St. Augustine in present-day Florida, the first permanent European settlement in what is now the United States. 1565

Tupac Amaru, the last Incan leader, is killed. 1569

The British defeat the Spanish Armada. 1588

Garcilaso de la Vega's The Royal Commentaries of the Inca is published. 1609

An uprising brought on by famine, popular discontent, and frustration explodes in Mexico City. Indigenous people, along with blacks, mulattoes, and poor Spaniards, burn the Viceroy's palace and burn and sack much of the central plaza or Zócalo. 1692

Charles II's death marks the end of the Hapsburg dynasty in Spain; the Bourbon dynasty, beginning with Philip V, institute reforms based on French institutions and the ideas of the enlightenment. 1700

Mexico City names the Virgin of Guadalupe its patron saint. 1737

Tupac Amaru II leads a rebellion against the Spanish in Peru; he is defeated and executed in 1781. 1780

Haiti proclaims its independence from France, becoming the second independent state in the Western Hemisphere and the first free black republic in the world. 1804

Napoleon occupies Madrid and forces Spanish King Charles IV to abdicate, setting off uprisings in the Spanish New World colonies. 1808


 * MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE FROM SPAIN**

Build our segment on this: <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Mexico 2010 <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

This overview from Wikipedia is as good (and of workable length) as anything I can find. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_War_of_Independence

Discover Mexico through its Routes A Colonial Experience http://www.theroutesofmexico.com/wb/Visitmexico/una_experiencia_virreinal

Mexico Country Study (Federal Research Division, Library of Congress) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Cannot bookmark search results from this site.

Mexican Independence (Texas A&M) http://www.tamu.edu/faculty/ccbn/dewitt/mexicanrev.htm

Cry of Dolores (Mexican Independence) Today in History (LOC) 16 September http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/sep16.html


 * WAR WITH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (1846-1848)**

Mexico Country Study (Federal Research Division, Library of Congress) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Cannot bookmark search results from this site.

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Great interactive website: Mapping History

http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/english/US/US16-00.html http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/english/US/US16-01.html http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/english/US/US16-02.html

The Religious Origins of Manifest Destiny http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/nineteen/nkeyinfo/mandestiny.htm


 * Items from the PBS website on manifest destiny**

Mexican Texas (this is good) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Texas

A Guide to the Mexican War (Virtual Programs & Services, Library of Congress) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

PBS video http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/U.S.-Mexican+War http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/index_noflash.html Put in the material from the reactions for HIST 151

Alamo http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/alamo/

Mexican War Animated Map http://www.civilwaranimated.com/mexico

From: David Lambert Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 6:06 AM To: David Lambert Subject: U.S.-Mexican War

U.S.-Mexican War Manifest Destiny

Pull together the material I have already used in my reaction assignments, my Expansion module, and any blog posting

http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/U.S.-Mexican+War

http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Expansion

Reaction #27 Monday 11/14 U.S.-Mexican War

James K. Polk and the Mexican War http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/prelude/jp_jp_and_the_mexican_war.html

Stephen F. Austin http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/biographies/stephen_austin.html

Sam Houston http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/biographies/sam_houston.html

Captain John C. Fremont http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/biographies/john_fremont.html

Colonel Stephen W. Kearny http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/biographies/stephen_kearny.html

General General Antonio López de Santa Anna http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/biographies/antonio_lopez_de_santa_anna.html

The American Army http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/war/american_army.html

Army Life: U.S. Army http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/war/army_life_us.html

Army Life: Mexican Army http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/war/army_life_mexican.html

Newspapers: U.S. Press http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/war/us_press.html

War Correspondents http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/war/war_correspondents.html

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/war/wars_end_guadalupe.html

Was the U.S.-Mexican War Necessary? http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/aftermath/was_the_war_necessary.html

Crucible for Greatness http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/aftermath/crucible_for_greatness.html

Many Truths Constitute the Past http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/aftermath/many_truths.html

Reaction #26 Friday 11/11 Manifest Destiny

1. Donald Scott's article: "The Religious Origins of Manifest Destiny" http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/nineteen/nkeyinfo/mandestiny.htm

2. From the U.S.-Mexican War website, read these portions:

Introduction http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/prelude/md_introduction.html

The Power of an Idea http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/prelude/md_power_of_an_idea.html

An Ideal or a Justification? http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/prelude/md_an_ideal_or_a_justification.html

An Early Agenda of Expansion http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/prelude/md_an_early_agenda.html Manifest Destiny - Sam W. Haynes http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/prelude/md_manifest_destiny.html


 * FRENCH INTERVENTION/CINCO DE MAYO/BENITO JUAREZ**

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_intervention_in_Mexico

Mexico Country Study (Federal Research Division, Library of Congress) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Cannot bookmark search results from this site.

Cinco de Mayo Today in History (LOC) 5 May http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/may05.html#cincodemayo

Benito Juarez http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Juárez


 * MEXICAN REVOLUTION**

Discover Mexico through its Routes The Birthplace of History and Romanticism http://www.theroutesofmexico.com/wb/Visitmexico/la_cuna_de_la_historia_y_el_romanticismo

Build our segment on this: <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Mexico 2010 <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Porfirio Díaz <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Best article for us to use for the Mexican Revolution <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Distant Neighbors: The U.S. and the Mexican Revolution (Library of Congress) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

John Reed’s “What About Mexico?”: The United States and the Mexican Revolution http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/4948/

The United States and the Mexican Revolution: “A Danger for All Latin American Countries,” Letters from Venustiano Carranza http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/4940

U.S. ends search for Pancho Villa — History.com This Day in History — 1/28/1917 <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

“Avoid the Use of the Word Intervention”: Wilson and Lansing on the U.S. Invasion of Mexico http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/4947

The United States Armed Forces and the Mexican Punitive Expedition http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1997/fall/mexican-punitive-expedition-1.html http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1997/winter/mexican-punitive-expedition-2.html

http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/mexico/timeline.html Basic Timeline for the 1910 Mexican Revolution
 * DISTANT NEIGHBORS: The U.S. and the Mexican Revolution**

March 1908 Pearson's Magazine publishes "Creelman interview" with President Díaz, stating that Mexico is ready for democracy and a new leader.

October 1910 Francisco Madero writes "Plan of San Luis Potosí" in San Antonio, Texas, calling for all Mexicans to rise up against the dictator on November 20, 1910.

Late 1910 Francisco Madero persuades Pascual Orozco and Francisco "Pancho" Villa to join the revolution.

March 1911 Emiliano Zapata leads uprising of villagers in Morelos for land and water rights. Simultaneously armed revolts begin in other parts of Mexico.

May 10, 1911 Orozco and Villa capture Ciudad Juárez (sister city to El Paso)

May 25, 1911 Francisco Madero elected President of Mexico.

March 1912 Pascual Orozco leads rebellion in Chihuahua, after losing gubernatorial election. General Victoriano Huerta, representing Madero, defeats Orozco and arrests Panco Villa.

February 18, 1913 Huerta leads coup against Madero, who is deposed, arrested and jailed.

February 22, 1913 President Madero and Vice President Pino Suárez are shot to death. Huerta declares himself President of Mexico.

March 1913 United States declares itself against Huerta.

April 1913 Venustiano Carranza, governor of Coahuila, is declared First Chief in the fight against Huerta ("The Usurper") and including both Villa and Zapata. Alvaro Obregón leads Carranza's army.

April 21, 1914 United States forces occupy Veracruz.

June 15, 1914 Huerta resigns as President and flees to Europe on a German ship.

June 23, 1914 Zacatecas captured by Villa's "División del Norte."

November 1914 World War I starts in Europe. United States leaves Veracruz.

October 19, 1915 United States recognizes Venustiano Carranza as provisional President of Mexico.

March 9, 1916 Pancho Villa sacks Columbus, New Mexico in retaliation for the United States' recognition of his enemy Carranza. Eight U.S. soldiers and 10 U.S. civilians killed.

March 1916 General John J. Pershing leads a force into Mexico in a futile search for Villa.

February 5, 1917 Mexico adopts the Constitution of 1917, claiming rights over the subsoil, instituting new regulations to benefit organized labor and decreeing sanctions against the Catholic Church.

April 6, 1917 United States declares war on Germany.

April 10, 1919 Zapata slain in ambush.

June 1, 1919 Obregón announces his campaign for the presidency.

April 20, 1920 Obregón declares himself in revolt against Carranza, whose support collapses.

May 20, 1920 Carranza murdered.

October 26, 1920 Obregón elected President.

November 30, 1920 Obregón sworn in as President. The Revolution is over.

1922 First murals appear in Mexico.

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http://thelearningprofessor.blogspot.com/2011/12/website-spotlight-zoot-suit-riots.html
 * Zoot Suit Riots**

The parts of this website which I find particularly useful are the following:

I. The Film & More

Several items in the "Further Reading" section were especially useful to me:

"1943 Newspaper Clippings"

"Zoots by Zuavecito" (where you can buy a zoot suit today)

II. Special Features

The "Online Poll" can elicit discussion about those who wore a zoot suit to their high school prom.

Don't miss the article "Zoot Suit Culture."

III. Timeline

This comprehensive timeline is comprised not just of dates but a sentence or two explanation of each date.

IV. Gallery

Interesting series of photos of prison life at San Quentin.

V. People & Events

Great summary article: "The Zoot Suit Riots of 1943"

VI. Teacher's Guide

Make your choice from several wonderful suggestions.


 * MUSIC/SPORTS**

Discover Mexico through its Routes Thousand flavors of Mole http://www.theroutesofmexico.com/wb/Visitmexico/los_mil_sabores_del_mole


 * MUSIC**

Discover Mexico through its Routes The art of Tequila and Music under the Sun http://www.theroutesofmexico.com/wb/Visitmexico/el_arte_del_tequila_y_la_musica_bajo_el_sol

Mexican music itself http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Mexico

Music About Mexico and South of The Border <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]


 * SPORTS**

Overall article (Thanks to Devin!) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_in_Mexico#American_football_.28gridiron.29

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Soccer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_in_Mexico http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_football_clubs_in_Mexico

U.S. Players in Mexico

American Football American Football (Thank you, Devin, for the link) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_College_Football

Baseball

Basketball