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Say, in the heat of the Cold War (hehe) Leftist elements gain control in Mexico. These partisans could either be democratic socialists or Stalinist tyrants, democratically elected leaders or violent revolutionaries.

For the US all that doesn't matter, because 'If It's Red, It Should Be Dead', and American forces soon roll in.
So, what happens to Mexico? Other than the likely US-supported Generalissimo who would take power, does the US annex some territory, such as Baja California? Does Mexico seize to exist, splitting into the likes of Yucatan and Rio Grande?

Of course, in addition to describing the aftermath, posters are also free to theorize about how such a sequence of events could happen.
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