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Armament Factories
How did World War II affect Mexican people?
U.S.-Mexico relations were at an all-time low just before World War II. The most recent example included the nationalization of the petroleum sector by the Mexican government, which was mostly held by American, British, and Dutch companies.
There was internal conflict in the nation. Despite the nation's declared neutrality, there were numerous communist and fascist factions in the population. The majority of people were opposed to the war in some form.
Mexican freighters were sunk by German U-boats in the Gulf of Mexico in 1942. Mexico allied itself with the Allies and soon declared war on Germany and Japan.
Due to the direct or indirect involvement of American workers in the war effort, Mexicans participated in the Bracero program, which covered numerous economic gaps.
Mexico contributed a fighter squadron unit to the Pacific theater of battle, where they mostly supported ground forces in the combat in the Philippines.
Due to the fact that all industrial output in the United States was going into the war effort, industrialization in Mexico began at this time. There was no longer any excess to ship to Mexico. Additionally, American money flooded into Mexico to build infrastructure and utilize natural resources, mostly minerals, for the war effort.
During this time, several universities in Mexico were founded. Engineers from other countries became rare. The Germans were just unavailable since the Americans were at war.
Even after becoming Mexican citizens, a large number of Japanese and German immigrants were interned. They had to work really hard to get back on their feet after losing their companies and means of support.
After nearly 30 years of revolution, anarchy, lawlessness, instability, and quasi-socialism, Mexico was propelled into the 20th century.
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