Mexican–American War

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf war
gptkbp:aftermath Increased tensions over slavery
Rise of Manifest Destiny
Expansion_of_U.S._territory
gptkbp:casualties Estimated 13,000 American deaths
Estimated_25,000_Mexican_deaths
gptkbp:causedBy Annexation of Texas
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:culturalImpact Inspired art and music
Influenced_American_literature
Affected_Mexican_national_identity
Led_to_Mexican-American_cultural_exchanges
gptkbp:finaleDate 1848-02-02
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Influenced_U.S.-Mexico_relations
Set_precedent_for_future_U.S._military_interventions
Contributed_to_the_American_Civil_War_tensions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mexican–American War
gptkbp:launchDate 1846-04-25
gptkbp:legacy Influence on military tactics
Impact on U.S.-Latin American relations
Historical memory in both countries
Debate_over_U.S._imperialism
gptkbp:militaryRank Siege warfare
Guerrilla tactics
Amphibious assaults
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Palo_Alto
gptkb:Battle_of_Buena_Vista
gptkb:Battle_of_Chapultepec
Siege of Veracruz
Battle of Mexico City
gptkbp:popularActivities gptkb:Antonio_López_de_Santa_Anna
gptkb:Winfield_Scott
gptkb:Zachary_Taylor
gptkbp:president gptkb:James_K._Polk
gptkb:Antonio_López_de_Santa_Anna
gptkbp:publicAccess Opposed by abolitionists
Supported by expansionists
Divided_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:result Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
gptkbp:territory gptkb:California
gptkb:New_Mexico
gptkb:Texas
gptkb:Utah
gptkb:Arizona
gptkb:Nevada
Parts of Wyoming
Mexico_ceded_territory_to_the_United_States
Parts_of_Colorado
Parts_of_Kansas
Parts_of_Oklahoma
gptkbp:treaty Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo