Historical issues, what were South American countries doing during World War II?

Most South American countries were not involved in the war. However, due to the extensive influence of early colonialism in South American countries, most countries tend to trade with the Axis countries and provide raw materials. At the end of the war, the Axis countries were forced to declare war and actually did not send troops.

Brazil and Argentina are special.

Brazil is the only South American country that actively participated in the Second World War. Before the full-scale outbreak of World War II, Brazil maintained close economic and trade relations with Nazi Germany, mainly because Brazil exported goods to Germany and Germany provided arms to Brazil. In the year before the war, 25% of Germany's imports came from Brazil. From 1933 to 1938, Brazil maintained close trade relations with Germany, and Germany regarded the authoritarian government of Vargas as an ideal partner. From 65438 to 0938, 25% of Germany's imports, mainly raw materials and agricultural products, came from Brazil, and the trade volume between Brazil and the United States declined during the same period. Brazil's participation in the war was decided after negotiations with the United States from September 65438 to August 942. Rio de Janeiro Literature Research Center believes that the United States wants to ensure the strategic raw material reserves of the US military industry through negotiations and station troops in northeastern Brazil; Brazilian President Vargas asked the United States to help Brazil build steel mills and help equip the Brazilian army to realize modernization, in return for Brazil.

Argentina

At the end of World War II, Argentine President Veron was an officer of the Italian army before World War II and visited Germany. He has a good impression of these two countries and their political systems. Besides, Veron himself is of Italian descent, so he is closely related to the Axis countries. At the end of World War II, Argentina wanted to declare war on the Axis countries due to the pressure of the allied forces. Argentina's role was mainly manifested after World War II. After World War II, Argentina took in a large number of German exiles under the leadership of Veron, including rescuing SS criminals such as adolf eichmann (later arrested and hanged by the Israelis), Joseph mengle, ehrlich Plybook, Joseph Schwalm Berger and Gerhard Baunay. Under the rule of Peron, more than 2 million immigrants finally came to Argentina, which brought a lot of money and technology to Argentina and promoted its rapid development after the war.