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Mexico



Primary Document: [|U.S.-Mexico: Trade and Investment at a Glance] This document relates to every country that trades with another country. Why? Because this document discusses the trade between Mexico and the United States. Trade happens between many countries and creates many different relationships. Trade is a huge part of global interdependence because it is a relationship with another country. In this specific instance, the trade is a huge relationship because Mexico is the United States third largest trading country in the world.

Primary Document: [|Canada, Mexico, and Central America] This document gets into the topic of drug trafficking between three countries (Belize, Mexico, Guatemala, and the United States). Although drug trafficking is a very negative thing, it brings countries together in many different ways. These countries are working together socially to get drugs from place to place. This then involves the government because they want to stop the trafficking. The countries governments could come together and work to stop the trafficking which is what is being done (unfortunately not all country's governments will join in this fight because they are dealing with the drug trafficking.

Artifact 1: This picture shows that the United States is involved in the drug war because the flag is in the backround. This is significant to Mexico because a lot of drug violence goes on in Mexico and a lot of drugs are passed through mexico. The government of both Mexico and the United States have to work together to stop the drug trafficking because the violence is beginning to spread. The drug war brings the people together because they are transferring drugs, and although this is negative and could turn violent there is still a social aspect between countries.

Artifact 2: This report is about a Mexican drug trafficker that was convicted in Texas. This is significant because even though Mexico may have been unable to try to stop this guy, the United States was. Although this one guy is not going to stop the drug trafficking all together, it is a step in the right direction for Mexico and the United States. The United States wants to stop the drugs from coming across the border and some places in Mexico are working with the United States. This is a big social connection even though it was not directly realted from Mexico's government to the United States government. [|Alleged Mexican Drug Trafficker Extradited to U.S.]

Artifact 3: The article is about a drive by shooting. It talks about how Barack Obama is outraged with the shooting. It also says in the article that the government is working with Mexican officials to find the people involved in the drive by. This is the governments working together because of something negative, but it shows the governments care for the Americans since Mexico is looking for the murderers with the help of the United States government. This also sends out a message that Mexico and the United States are able to work together, therefore it could promote other international relationships. [|Three people linked to US consulate in Mexico killed]