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This 6 page paper looks at the treaty as well as the relationship between the United States and Mexico. The treatment of Mexican-Americans is highlighted. The Chicano movement is discussed as well as other events during the 1960s. The significance of the treaty is expressed throughout the paper. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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the Chicano movement to come about a century later, would represent a significant shift in the political declines and rebirth for Mexican Americans. The treaty itself seems to have
played a role in events that would occur and lead up to the movement. In fact, similar to the situation where slaves were set free until their attention turned to
civil rights in the 1960s, for Mexican Americans the situation was quite similar. First, what was the treaty about and why did it make such a difference? It should be
noted that the treaty is something quite extraordinary and did not just focus on the rights of Mexican Americans, although that was part of the deal. The treaty basically called
for Mexico to "cede 55% of its territory (present-day Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, and parts of Colorado, Nevada and Utah) in exchange for fifteen million dollars in compensation for
war-related damage to Mexican property" ("Treaty," 2003). It further stated that there would be civil and property rights for Mexican nationals who had lived within the scope of this newly
designated border (2003). One has to realize that while these two large countries made a deal, there were real live people living within the boundaries and their rights as human
beings had to be considered. Similarly, today, when treaties are made between countries--and this exists in NAFTA as well--provisions must be made concerning things like the rights of people and
also environmental issues. This is because international treaties go beyond the protection of the governments for which the deals originate. For example, U.S. citizens had protections that these Mexican nationals
did not, even though they were supposed to have privileges and rights. While the specific guarantees of the treaty did go to the rights of the Mexican nationals,
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