When the First World War broke out in Europe, Latin Americans of all social stra…
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Survey Articles (Regional)
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Latin America
By Stefan Rinke, Karina Kriegesmann
Regional Thematic Articles
Regional Thematic
German versus US Intelligence in Latin America
By Jamie Bisher
Latin America figured prominently in Germany’s global war strategy, though after…
Regional Thematic
Historiography 1918-Today (Latin America)
By Stefan Rinke
Scholarship on Latin American history has for decades largely ignored the First …
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…
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…
Regional Thematic
Post-war Economies (Latin America)
By Victor Bulmer-Thomas
Latin American countries continued to pursue export-led growth after the First W…
Regional Thematic
Press (Latin America)
By Patricia Vega Jiménez
Latin America experienced the Great War, which consumed Europe between 1914 and …
Regional Thematic
Propaganda War (Latin America)
By Stefan Rinke
Latin America was a major battlefield for worldwide propaganda because the conti…
Regional Thematic
Social Movements (Latin America)
By Stefan Rinke
The workers were the primary instigators of social strife in Latin America durin…
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…
Entry
Anarchism (Latin America)
By Edilene Toledo, Luigi Biondi
The diffusion of anarchism in Latin America, which began in the 1870s, was boost…
Entry
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…
Entry
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…
Entry
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…
Entry
Frontin, Pedro Max Fernando
By Karl Schurster
Pedro Frontin was a Brazilian navy admiral. He commanded the Brazilian Naval Div…
Entry
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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Müller, Lauro
By Karl Schurster
Lauro Müller was the Brazilian minister of foreign affairs between 1912 and 1917…
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Nitrate
By Manuel Bastias Saavedra
Until 1914 natural nitrates were the most important source for the production of…
Entry
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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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…
See Also
Thematic
International Law and the Laws of War
By Jean H. Quataert
The article examines international efforts to curb states’ war-making prerogativ…
Thematic
League of Nations
By Anita Ziegerhofer
The Treaty of Versailles was signed on 28 June 1919, the same day on which the L…
Thematic
Post-war Economies
By Dietmar Rothermund
Post-war economies were beset with problems, ultimately leading to the Great Dep…
Thematic
Raw Materials
By Pierre Chancerel
Raw materials were vital during the First World War. Due to the armaments produc…
Thematic
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…
