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Mexico's initial neutrality in World War II was challenged by various geopolitical and economic considerations, such as its proximity to the United States, improved relations with the U.S. as a result of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Good Neighbor policy, and the need of the allied countries for Mexican oil for the war effort.
Mexico formally declared war on the Axis Powers in support of the Allies on May 22, 1942, following losses of oil ships in the Gulf of Mexico, most notably the Potrero del Llano and the Faja de Oro, to German submarine attacks. [1] [2] After its declaration of war, Mexico was active in convincing other Latin American states to support the ...
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Although most countries in the Western Hemisphere eventually entered the war on the Allies' side, Mexico and Brazil were the only Latin American nations that sent troops to fight overseas. The cooperation of Mexico and the United States in World War II helped bring about reconciliation between the two countries at the leadership level. [50]
In 1940, after he expressed his concern to President Franklin D. Roosevelt over Nazi influence in Latin America, Nelson Rockefeller, grandson of Standard Oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller and later U.S. Vice President, was appointed to the new position of Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs (CIAA) in the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs (OCIAA).
Mexico has elected its first female president — a U.S.-educated climate scientist and former mayor whose landslide victory Sunday reflects both the continued dominance of the country's ruling ...
Mexico sheltered dozens of Chileans seeking refuge at their embassy during the 1973 coup, for example, and the leading candidate in Mexico’s upcoming presidential election is herself a ...
Mexico's outgoing president could be basking in triumphs. But Andrés Manuel López Obrador is pushing a radical overhaul to the judicial system that is spurring fear for democracy.