How Mexicans depicted the US-Mexico War in the years since

• How has the Alamo been depicted in popular culture? How has it changed over time?
• What debates have arisen over the Daughters of the Republic of Texas and their stewardship of the Alamo?
• How have Mexicans depicted the war with Texas in the years since?
• How have Mexicans depicted the US-Mexico War in the years since?
• How did slavery impact the U.S.-Mexico border region?
• What was the importance of the US-Mexico border for enslaved people?
• Why did many in the United States oppose entry into the US-Mexico War?
• Who was Juan Cortina and what role did he play in the development of the border region?
• What have been the effects of various free trade arrangements along the US-Mexico border since the 19th century?
• Who was Catarino Garza and what role did he play in the development of the border region?
• Trace the histories of any number of disputes between the US and Mexico over issues such as the changing course of the Rio Grande, pollution, sewage, and other issues of environmental concern that have spread across the international boundary.
• What role did political exiles in the United States have on the course of the Mexican Revolution?
• There are an almost infinite number of possible topics on how the Mexican Revolution affected the U.S. border states.
• What roles have African American soldiers played in border defense?
• Who was Henry Ossian Flipper and what was his connection to the U.S.-Mexico border region?
• Who was Jack Johnson and what was his connection to the U.S.-Mexico border region?
• What role did labor organizing in the United States have on labor relations in Mexico?
• What role did labor organizing in Mexico have on labor relations in the United States?
• What was the importance of the pecan-shelling industry in the 1920s and 1930s?
• What effects did World War I have on the border region?
• Examine attempts to limit immigration from Mexico in the early 20th century (especially the Box Bill).
• How have Mexican American civil rights groups in the United States dealt with issues of nationality, language, and racial exclusion? (LULAC, G.I. Forum, Community Service Organization, Mexican American Youth Organization, Political Association of Spanish-Speaking Organizations, La Raza Unida, etc.)
• What effects have the growth of the maquila industry had on northern Mexico?
• How has the Border Patrol evolved since its founding in the 1920s? What is the impact of the more recent focus on internal enforcement?
• What effects did World War II have on the border region?
• What was Operation Wetback and why was it important?
• How did the Bracero Program spur the growth of Mexican border towns?
• What effects did Prohibition have on towns on both sides of the border?
• What role have the twin cities that line the border played?
• What have been the effects of NAFTA on the border region?
• What are border blasters and what is their significance?
• How has the war on drugs affected border towns and border enforcement?
• Examine recently proposed guest worker programs in light of the post-WWII Bracero Program.
• What does the popular music of the border region tell us about its history?
• Examine the development of student movements on both sides of the border in the 1960s.