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The Zimmerman telegram aside, there was ample opportunity for the US to
get fully sucked into the violent maelstrom that was Mexico in the 2nd
decade of the 20th century. Now obviously Mexico wouldn't be able to
withstand a full blown invasion so the two main issues to discuss about such
a situation is the cause and the result. What was the most likely way for
there to have been such an escalation? And what was the most likely result
of such an occupation? Would there be another Mexican cession? The
northern third of the nation had under 5 person per sq. kilometer. There
were also the northern oil fields, even without a cession, rights could granted
exclusively to American companies.

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