When the First World War broke out in Europe, Latin Americans of all social stra…

Latin America figured prominently in Germany’s global war strategy, though after…

Scholarship on Latin American history has for decades largely ignored the First …

Latin America experienced massive social unrest during the war years. The disast…

The First World War significantly impacted Latin American intellectuals’ view on…

Latin American countries continued to pursue export-led growth after the First W…

Latin America experienced the Great War, which consumed Europe between 1914 and …

Latin America was a major battlefield for worldwide propaganda because the conti…

The workers were the primary instigators of social strife in Latin America durin…

On 25 May 1915, Argentina’s, Brazil’s and Chile’s ministers of foreign affairs s…

The diffusion of anarchism in Latin America, which began in the 1870s, was boost…

Venceslau Brás was president of Brazil between 1914 and 1918. On 26 October 1917…

Brazil was the only South American country that participated actively in the Fir…

Created some months after Brazil's declaration of war against Germany, the Naval…

Before World War I, coffee had become a popular drink in countries in the northe…

On 1 November 1914, the German East Asiatic Cruiser Squadron defeated the 4th Br…

During the Battle of the Falklands, the British naval force commanded by Admiral…

Pedro Frontin was a Brazilian navy admiral. He commanded the Brazilian Naval Div…

German-speaking elites in Brazil were traditionally in contact with German colon…

Named after the German chargé d’affaires in Buenos Aires, Count Karl von Luxburg…

Lauro Müller was the Brazilian minister of foreign affairs between 1912 and 1917…

Until 1914 natural nitrates were the most important source for the production of…

Epitácio Pessoa served as the president of Brazil between 1919 and 1922. He led …

José Enrique Rodó was a Uruguayan writer. His main work Ariel was published in 1…

During World War I, motor vehicles took on a key role as transport facilities fo…

Since the beginning of the 20th century, political conflicts determined relation…

Hipólito Yrigoyen was president of Argentina during a critical moment of the Fir…

The article examines international efforts to curb states’ war-making prerogativ…

The Treaty of Versailles was signed on 28 June 1919, the same day on which the L…

Post-war economies were beset with problems, ultimately leading to the Great Dep…

Raw materials were vital during the First World War. Due to the armaments produc…

It may surprise us to learn that some sectors of the European public were in fav…