1889-1914 1918-1930







The First Republic, Pt.II : World War I, 1914-1918



Early in World War I, Brazil pursued a policy of neutrality. At first, Brazilian exports declined, but then considerably increased as the Allies' demands increased.
In 1915, Jose Gomes Pinheiro Machado, influential conservative politician from Rio Grande do Sul and strongman behind the Hermes presidency (1910-1914), was assassinated.
Brazil joined the Entente late in World War I (1917). The country did not dispatch combat troops.
During World War I, Brazil's rubber exports lost out to the competition from Malaya; Asian rubber claimed 68 % of the world market in 1915, up from just over 13 % in 1910.






EXTERNAL
FILES 		History of Brazil, from Wikipedia (Engl., Port.)
DOCUMENTS Brazil's Reaction to Germany's Policy of Unrestricted Submarine Warfare, 6 February 1917, from First World War.com
Brazil's Severing of Diplomatic Relations with Germany, 4 June 1917, from First World War.com
Brazil's Explanation to the Vatican of the Reasons for War, October 1917, from First World War.com
REFERENCE Boris Fausto, A Concise History of Brazil, Cambridge Concise Histories, 1999
Donald E. Worcester, Brazil, from Colony to World Power, NY : Scribner 1973
Mitsuru Shimpo, Indentured Migrants from Japan, pp.48-50 in : Robin Cohen, The Cambridge Survey of World Migration, Cambridge : UP 1995, KMLA Lib.Sign. 304.809 C678c
Antry : Brazil, in : Statesman's Year Book 1918 pp.715-726



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