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Survey Articles (Regional)
Regional
Latin America
By Stefan Rinke, Karina Kriegesmann
When the First World War broke out in Europe, Latin Americans of all social stra…
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Regional Thematic Articles
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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…
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Regional Thematic
Historiography 1918-Today (Latin America)
By Stefan Rinke
Scholarship on Latin American history has for decades largely ignored the First …
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Regional Thematic
Labour Movements, Trade Unions and Strikes (Latin America)
By Stefan Rinke
Latin America experienced massive social unrest during the war years. The disast…
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Regional Thematic
Making Sense of the War (Latin America)
By Michael Goebel, María Inés Tato
The First World War significantly impacted Latin American intellectuals’ view on…
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Regional Thematic
Post-war Economies (Latin America)
By Victor Bulmer-Thomas
Latin American countries continued to pursue export-led growth after the First W…
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Regional Thematic
Press (Latin America)
By Patricia Vega Jiménez
Latin America experienced the Great War, which consumed Europe between 1914 and …
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Regional Thematic
Propaganda War (Latin America)
By Stefan Rinke
Latin America was a major battlefield for worldwide propaganda because the conti…
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Regional Thematic
Social Movements (Latin America)
By Stefan Rinke
The workers were the primary instigators of social strife in Latin America durin…
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Encyclopedic Entries
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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 s…
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Anarchism (Latin America)
By Edilene Toledo, Luigi Biondi
The diffusion of anarchism in Latin America, which began in the 1870s, was boost…
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Brás, Venceslau
By Rafael Pinheiro de Araujo
Venceslau Brás was president of Brazil between 1914 and 1918. On 26 October 1917…
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Brazil
By Frederik Schulze
Brazil was the only South American country that participated actively in the Fir…
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Brazilian Naval Division for War Operations (DNOG)
By Cristina Luna
Created some months after Brazil's declaration of war against Germany, the Naval…
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Coffee
By Dorothee Wierling
Before World War I, coffee had become a popular drink in countries in the northe…
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Coronel, Battle of
By Andreas Leipold
On 1 November 1914, the German East Asiatic Cruiser Squadron defeated the 4th Br…
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Falklands, Battle of the
By Paul G. Halpern
During the Battle of the Falklands, the British naval force commanded by Admiral…
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Frontin, Pedro Max Fernando
By Karl Schurster
Pedro Frontin was a Brazilian navy admiral. He commanded the Brazilian Naval Div…
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German Immigrants (Brazil)
By Frederik Schulze
German-speaking elites in Brazil were traditionally in contact with German colon…
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Luxburg Affair
By Stefan Rinke
Named after the German chargé d’affaires in Buenos Aires, Count Karl von Luxburg…
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Mexican Revolution
By Stephan Scheuzger
It was the complex and far-reaching transformation of the Mexican Revolution rat…
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Müller, Lauro
By Karl Schurster
Lauro Müller was the Brazilian minister of foreign affairs between 1912 and 1917…
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Nicaragua
By Dennis Arias Mora
Nicaragua’s experience during the First World War was influenced by the geopolit…
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Nitrate
By Manuel Bastias Saavedra
Until 1914 natural nitrates were the most important source for the production of…
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Panama and Panama Canal
By Sven Schuster
This article focuses on the construction of the Panama Canal as a prelude to Wor…
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Pan Americanism
By Mark T. Gilderhus
The First World War elicited various responses from the Wilson administration ba…
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Pessoa, Epitácio
By Rafael Pinheiro de Araujo
Epitácio Pessoa served as the president of Brazil between 1919 and 1922. He led …
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Rodó, José Enrique
By Susana Monreal
José Enrique Rodó was a Uruguayan writer. His main work Ariel was published in 1…
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Rubber
By Oliver Gliech
During World War I, motor vehicles took on a key role as transport facilities fo…
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Tinoco Granados, Federico
By Patricia Vega Jiménez
Federico Tinoco Granados was the Costa Rican president from 1917-1919 who declar…
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U.S. Intervention in the Caribbean
By Christian Cwik
Since the beginning of the 20th century, political conflicts determined relation…
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Yrigoyen, Hipólito
By María Inés Tato
Hipólito Yrigoyen was president of Argentina during a critical moment of the Fir…
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Zimmermann Telegram
By Stefan Rinke
Named for its author, the German minister of foreign affairs Arthur Zimmermann, …
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Alliance System 1914
By Günther Kronenbitter
Alliances were an important feature of the international system on the eve of Wo…
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Destruction of the Ecosystem
By Tait Keller
This article examines the First World War’s ecological impact and shows that pro…
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Influenza Pandemic
By Howard Phillips
By examining the origins, pathways, demographic impact and consequences for the …
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International Law and the Laws of War
By Jean H. Quataert
The article examines international efforts to curb states’ war-making prerogativ…
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League of Nations
By Anita Ziegerhofer
The Treaty of Versailles was signed on 28 June 1919, the same day on which the L…
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Post-war Economies
By Dietmar Rothermund
Post-war economies were beset with problems, ultimately leading to the Great Dep…
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Raw Materials
By Pierre Chancerel
Raw materials were vital during the First World War. Due to the armaments produc…
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Willingly to War. Public Response to the Outbreak of War
By Jean-Jacques Becker
It may surprise us to learn that some sectors of the European public were in fav…
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