Question
Read this quote from a history textbook. Using the quote and your knowledge of history, answer the questions in complete sentences.
“The result of that war {Mexican War} was lamentable (regrettable) not only for our country but also lamentable for the reputation of the Americans. The despoliation (ruin) which we suffered was qualified as a real robbery even by citizens of that country.... [Wars] cost, also, much bloodshed which, when poured out in order to serve injustice and oppression, does not pay at all, for it does not even receive the applause of history."
-Second Course in National History (translated from Spanish), a history textbook
Questions:
1) From whose perspective is this excerpt written?
2) Summarize this source. What is the author saying?
3) Why do you think the author is saying this?
“The result of that war {Mexican War} was lamentable (regrettable) not only for our country but also lamentable for the reputation of the Americans. The despoliation (ruin) which we suffered was qualified as a real robbery even by citizens of that country.... [Wars] cost, also, much bloodshed which, when poured out in order to serve injustice and oppression, does not pay at all, for it does not even receive the applause of history."
-Second Course in National History (translated from Spanish), a history textbook
Questions:
1) From whose perspective is this excerpt written?
2) Summarize this source. What is the author saying?
3) Why do you think the author is saying this?
Answers
Answer
now write it like an 8th grader
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