Mexico : Battle for North America / Sveriges television.

As hard as the struggle for freedom from Spain was, the first decades of autonomy were perhaps even more difficult for Mexico. Their hard-won victory was seemingly squandered in a vicious cycle of war and tyranny embodied by Santa Ana, the flamboyant general who gave away Texas in exchange for his l...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase
Sveriges television
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2012], ©1999.
Series:Films on Demand.
Subjects:
Mexican War, 1846-1848.
Mexico > History.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (44 min.) : sound, color, digital file.
Variant Title:
Battle for North America
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
As hard as the struggle for freedom from Spain was, the first decades of autonomy were perhaps even more difficult for Mexico. Their hard-won victory was seemingly squandered in a vicious cycle of war and tyranny embodied by Santa Ana, the flamboyant general who gave away Texas in exchange for his life. This program chronicles the waves of fighting that rocked the fledgling nation, from the "Pastry War" with France to the Mexican-American War.
Note:Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Electronic resource.
Interest Grade Level:
7 & up.
System Details:Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Source of Description:
Title from distributor's description.