What prevented the battle of veracruz and its aftermath from plunging the united states and mexico into war?

argentina, brazil, and chile mediated between the two sides, and an effective agreement was reached

Explanation:

the right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "their policy of "divide and rule" pitted political groups against each other to keep any one group from becoming too powerful.  " the  participant in european imperialism is being described below is that  their policy of "divide and rule" pitted political groups against each other to keep any one group from becoming too powerful.