How important was Latin America to the First World War?

Authors

  • Phillip Dehne

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18441/ibam.14.2014.53.151-164

Keywords:

Primera Guerra Mundial, Guerra económica, Historia de los alimentos, Historia de la neutralidad, América Latina, First World War, Economic Warfare, Food History, History of Neutrality, Latin America

Abstract

Este artículo examina el impacto de Latinoamérica en la Primera Guerra Mundial, cubriendo la laguna existente entre las historias de Latinoamérica que se centran en cómo la Gran Guerra afectó a cada república y las historias de la Primera Guerra Mundial que ignoran por completo a Latinoamérica. El presente estudio expone la forma en que se libró la guerra en Latinoamérica, examina cómo la diplomacia y las decisiones de los dirigentes de la región afectaron la situación de cada una de las partes beligerantes y juzga las repercusiones del conflicto en América Latina en cuanto a los resultados de la Guerra Mundial en conjunto.

 

Abstract

 

This article examines the impact of Latin America on the First World War, fitting into the gap between the existing histories of Latin America that focus on how the Great War impacted each republic and the histories of the First World War that completely ignore Latin America. This study exposes ways that the war was fought in Latin America, considers how the diplomacy and decisions of the region’s leaders affected the situation of each belligerent side, and judges the impact of the conflict in Latin America on the outcome of the overall World War. 

Author Biography

Phillip Dehne

Phillip Dehne is a Professor of History at St. Joseph's College in Brooklyn, New York.  He is the author of On the Far Western Front: Britain's First World War in South America (Manchester University Press, 2009), along with a number of articles on economic warfare and the history of business during the Great War.  He is presently writing a book on the exploits of Lord Robert Cecil during the Paris Peace Conference in 1919.

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Published

2014-04-22

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 53 (2014)

Section

Dossier

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