Diplomacy
-The rationale for the United States seizure of approximately one third of the nation of Mexico in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was that:

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Although the United States entered the War with Mexico to secure the borders of Texas, the real goal was to claim the land needed to acquire the Pacific coast. The land had been Spanish before Mexico became independent, so the United States had no historic claim to it. However, in the victor's peace that emerged, the United States took advantage of the Mexican defeat to seize the territory.

Diplomacy -The Rationale for the United States Seizure of Approximately One