Reference no: EM133587201

Problem: MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES EXHIBIT A SURPRISING AND unprecedented level of inter-governmental and even inter-societal cooperation as they enter the twenty-first century. In the 1970s and the early 1980s, fewwould have forecast that these two countries would have signed and ratified adocument as comprehensive as the North American Free Trade Agreement(NAFTA), or that official Mexico would have chosen to portray itself as "NorthAmerican." In this book, we seek to explain and describe the transformation ofU.S.-Mexican relations that began in the late 1980s and continued through theend of the twentieth century. We argue that this was a multifaceted process whoseorigins encompass the consequences of the end of the Cold War in Europe aswell as the individual decisions made by U.S. and Mexican presidents, businessexecutives, and ordinary citizens. Regarding this topics, What historical events help define the relationship between Mexico and the US? Identify and describe two historical events that may have impacted Mexico-US relations. What were the outcomes of these events? How could the outcomes impact post-event relations?