The author says that though the Mexican War wound down, the interpretation of it was just beginning.

Harold Holzer
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After the Mexican war, the United States of America was a major world power with a significant amount of influence. The United States had conquered a large land mass with a small population. This made it a world power to be reckoned with and many people saw the American invasion as a sign of strength. However, after the Mexican War was over, the U.S.

began to interpret the war in a different light. It began to see that Mexico was just as much as one as the United States and it was not what some considered as a nation that would be easy to conquer or take over.

Source: Lincoln And The Power Of The Press: The War For Public Opinion

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