Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-10-09 06:01:35 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D189511039D1282DA600AF7CDA3EB58F993C08B8B3C554FF78E91319E4396E55
Participant Details
Original Note:
Besieged 1847. https://www.britannica.com/event/Mexican-American-War Annexation is worse than occupation, the former being illegal in IHL, the latter not. The states of California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and parts of other states were annexed from Mexico. Texas was Mexico until its independence then the US annexed it. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=itxkAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA360&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-annexation-of-california-from-mexico.html#:~:text=Annexation%20of%20California?-,The%20Annexation%20of%20California:%20Overview,the%20belief%20in%20Manifest%20Destiny.
All Note Details