Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
19321954
IB Objectives
Latin Americas responses to the Depression: either
Lecture Outline
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Sao Paulo
Political Reforms
Estado Novo
Estado Novo and ISI
Brazil and WWII
Effects of the War
Key Terms
Estado Novo
Sao Paulo
Vargas spent his first years in office taking power
Political Reforms
In February 1932 Vargas established the secret
Estado Novo
November 1935 the left began an armed uprising
1936.
By 1941 Brazil had 44,100 plants employing 944,000
workers compared to 13,336 plants with about
300,000 workers in 1920.
The German bank for South America established
300 branches in Brazil.
Foreign investment grew and by 1940 foreign capital
represented 44% of the total investment in Brazilian
stock companies.
Picking a Side
In November 1940 Brazil and the US signed a secret
Picking a Side
In August 1942 10 German submarines attacked