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Survey Articles (Regional)

• Latin America

  By Stefan Rinke and Karina Kriegesmann

  

  When the First World War broke out in Europe, Latin Americans of all social strata soon felt that the conflict would plunge the world into a crisis of hitherto unknown dimensions. Due to its globally … READ MORE

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• German versus US Intelligence in Latin America

  By Jamie Bisher

  

  Latin America figured prominently in Germany’s global war strategy, though after 1915, intelligence operations primarily focused on disrupting Allied supply lines and agitating for war between the … READ MORE

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• Historiography 1918-Today (Latin America)

  By Stefan Rinke

  Scholarship on Latin American history has for decades largely ignored the First World War as a major event in which the continent played a part. This was mainly due to historiography’s focus on the … READ MORE

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• Labour Movements, Trade Unions and Strikes (Latin America)

  By Stefan Rinke

  

  Latin America experienced massive social unrest during the war years. The disastrous effects of the global economic war meant severe hardship for workers and their families, mainly in urban areas, … READ MORE

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• Post-war Economies (Latin America)

  By Victor Bulmer-Thomas

  Latin American countries continued to pursue export-led growth after the First World War. However, the external environment was by then much less favourable. Export growth was therefore modest. … READ MORE

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• Press (Latin America)

  By Patricia Vega Jiménez

  Latin America experienced the Great War, which consumed Europe between 1914 and 1918, through the press. From the beginning, leading newspapers waged intense, constant, and diverse propaganda … READ MORE

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• Propaganda War (Latin America)

  By Stefan Rinke

  Latin America was a major battlefield for worldwide propaganda because the continent boasted a major number of neutral countries. While the Allies tried to lure them into the war on their side, the … READ MORE

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• Social Movements (Latin America)

  By Stefan Rinke

  The workers were the primary instigators of social strife in Latin America during the war and incidentally suffered most from the effects of the conflagration. Yet social movements also developed … READ MORE

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Encyclopedic Entries

• ABC Pact (Alliance between Argentina, Brazil and Chile)

  By Hélène Veber

  

  On 25 May 1915, Argentina’s, Brazil’s and Chile’s ministers of foreign affairs signed a treaty to facilitate the peaceful solution of international controversies in Buenos Aires. Mired in … READ MORE

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• Coronel, Battle of

  By Andreas Leipold

  

  On 1 November 1914, the German East Asiatic Cruiser Squadron defeated the 4^th British Cruiser Squadron near the harbour of Coronel, … READ MORE

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• Nitrate

  By Manuel Bastias Saavedra

  

  Until 1914 natural nitrates were the most important source for the production of fertilizers and explosives. Beginning in 1883, the main nitrate reservoirs were controlled by Chile, which produced … READ MORE

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See also

• Raw Materials

  By Pierre Chancerel

  

  Raw materials were vital during the First World War. Due to the armaments production, the belligerents’ needs increased significantly, while the available resources fell. Each country intended both … READ MORE

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