Chapter 1559: Germanization of South America
December 4, 1933, Argentina.
If we were to ask which country in South America gave the colonizers the most headaches, Argentina would definitely be ranked first. In South America, Britain, the United States, and East Africa were all excluded by Argentina. Of course, there was one exception, and that was Germany.
German-speaking Countries Organization (East Africa) Liaison Office in Argentina.
Since the establishment of the German-speaking Organization, it has had two centers, one in Germany and the other in East Africa. Although Germany and East Africa are both German-speaking countries, the two countries have different interests. Therefore, within the German-speaking Organization, they can actually be regarded as two different offices.
This situation became even more pronounced after Adolf came to power. The German National Organization (Germany), an organization originally established in East Africa to promote the German language, gradually became a propaganda and infiltration machine for Adolf and the German National Party.
This further separated East Africa from Germany, and for a time, the two German-speaking countries became complete strangers.
Javier, director of the Argentinian liaison office of the German-speaking Organization (East Africa), is listening to this year's work report.
"Over 40 new German-language schools have been established in Argentina this year, bringing the total number of schools offering German language courses to over 300," reported Studd of the Investigations Division. "However, Germany has been particularly active, funding over 30 new schools this year alone, while we have only funded eight."
"There are over a hundred schools in Argentina that have German funding. According to current trends, Germany may dominate the development of German education in Argentina in the future..."
Havel said with some worry, "Since the new German Chancellor came to power, he has attached unprecedented importance to Argentina, while Argentina's attitude towards us is quite resistant. Perhaps in a few years, Germany's influence in Argentina may surpass ours."
His secretary, Rier, said, "Director, this isn't a bad thing. Especially for an organization like ours dedicated to promoting the German language, if Germany is willing to contribute more, it will make things easier for us."
Havel snorted coldly and said, "I'm not worried about that. I'm afraid that Germany will be implicated in East Africa in the future. The current German Chancellor Adolf is, to put it bluntly, a madman."
"He has increased cultural penetration into Argentina and has indeed promoted the spread of the German language. However, his real motives are not pure, especially now that Germany has motives to incite Argentine politics, which is extremely dangerous."
"Germany's infiltration into Argentina is extremely terrifying, especially now that many of Argentina's extreme nationalist groups have German and Italian influence behind them."
Stad said: "Director, Argentina's situation should not be that bad. After all, Germany obviously attaches more importance to Brazil."
What Stadt said is also based on facts. In 1933, the scale of extreme nationalists in Argentina was smaller than that in Brazil. In Brazil, there was an extreme nationalist political party with nearly 40,000 members. This is the area with the most concentrated extreme nationalist forces outside of Europe.
Of course, Argentina's extreme nationalists are also large in scale, with party members and organizational members no less than those in Brazil. However, Argentina's extreme nationalist organizations are dispersed, with more than a hundred organizations in total.
Moreover, the number of supporters of extreme nationalism in Brazil is far greater than that in Argentina. Among the German immigrant community in Brazil alone, the number of supporters of extreme nationalism is conservatively estimated to be more than 100,000.
In addition, there are more than 2,000 German schools and more than 3,000 German groups in Brazil, while there are only a little over 300 German schools in Argentina.
"If Germany really had any intentions towards South American countries, it would obviously be Brazil, not Argentina, that would be the first country to have problems," said Stade.
However, things are obviously not that simple, as Havel pointed out: "Brazil's extreme nationalism may seem large in scale, but it is nothing more than a mob."
"Germany's seemingly greater influence in Brazil is due to the Brazilian community system, where there are large German-speaking communities, whereas this is not the case in Argentina."
"Ultimately, the influence of those communities is limited to the grassroots level, while at the Argentine government level, Germany's influence is more serious, and the Argentine government's top leaders are also inclined to cooperate with Germany."
Although Brazil and Argentina are both immigrant countries, the main bodies of the two governments are obviously not something that can be easily manipulated by the Germans. The main senior officials of the Brazilian government are of Portuguese descent, while those of Argentina are of Spanish descent, just like the US government is openly dominated by Anglo-Saxons.
The reason why Havel said that the German supporters of extreme nationalists in Brazil were a mob was that the classes in Brazil were more rigid, and it was difficult for German immigrants who later immigrated to Brazil to enter the upper echelons of its government. However, Brazil's community system was more extensive than Argentina's, so there were a large number of German-speaking communities in Brazil.
This makes it seem that the lower classes in Brazil have more supporters of Germany, but this is useless. After all, they cannot influence the Brazilian government, and Brazil also has immigrants from other countries, so there is no need to worry about German immigrants taking over.
The situation in Argentina is very different. Many German immigrants in Argentina have infiltrated the Argentine government and organizations, especially the military. German immigrants have a great influence in Argentina.
It is no secret that the Argentine army is pro-German. As early as the 19th century, the Argentine military highly praised the German military system, and a large number of officers went to Germany to study.
Now, with the outbreak of the great economic crisis in 1929, the process of cooperation between Argentina and Germany was further accelerated.
Argentina and Germany have always had close ties. Immigrants in Argentina are mainly composed of Spanish, Italian and German immigrants, which is the mass base for Germany's influence in Argentina.
After all, Italy and Germany are now completely ruled by extreme nationalist parties, and the influence of extreme nationalists in Spain is also considerable. After the Spanish Civil War in the past, Franco, the leader of extreme nationalism, came to power directly.
In this case, it is not surprising that Argentina has turned to extreme nationalism. Its former colonial master and two important immigrant source countries eventually became extreme nation-states, so it is natural for Argentina to be influenced by them.
Then, Germany's strong military and industry have made Germany the main object of study for Argentina. In addition, under the current economic crisis, the lives of the Argentine people are extremely difficult, which has created fertile ground for the growth of extreme nationalism in Argentina.
After all, economic problems are problems of distribution, and people naturally hope to have a political strongman to stand up for them and seek benefits for them.
In the current international environment, there are only two choices: either the German model or the Soviet model. For Argentina's top leaders, this is a very simple option. They can only choose the German model.
However, if you choose the German model, you must embark on the path of expansion, otherwise you will have to repay debts for a long time in the future. This may be the reason why the economies of Spain and Argentina have not improved in the past. However, Spain and Argentina were very lucky in the past. After the end of World War II, the Cold War broke out, and the two countries became the favorites of the United States and the Soviet Union. Therefore, the two countries did not suffer liquidation after the war and were able to develop slowly.
Finally, the complementarity of the Argentine and German economies is an important reason why the Argentine government prefers Germany.
Argentina is a typical country with agricultural overproduction, but its industry is extremely weak. Germany is just the opposite. Its industry is very strong, but its agriculture is relatively fragile. Among the world's powers, Germany and Japan are two countries whose agriculture cannot be completely self-sufficient.
The situation in the Soviet Union was special. Its food shortage problem was mainly due to problems in obtaining funds for industrial development and the organization of agriculture. If Joseph had made some adjustments and applied the attitude of developing industry, especially heavy industry, to the agricultural field, the Soviet Union would never have had a food problem.
After all, the Soviet Union had too much land, many areas were not effectively developed, and the agricultural potential was not realized at all.
Now, Argentina's agricultural exports to Germany are increasing rapidly. Although East Africa also imports grain from Argentina, the scale is very limited. After all, East Africa itself is a major agricultural country.
Javier said: "The relationship between Argentina and Germany is very complicated, but one thing we must admit is that Argentina is obviously more confident in Germany than in East Africa."
"Germany cannot threaten Argentina's security, which is something that Britain, the United States and East Africa cannot provide to Argentina."
"At the same time, Argentines have a certain degree of blind admiration and fanaticism for Germany."
In Europe, Germany does indeed make neighboring countries feel fear, and there are also many historical grievances. However, Germany's reputation around the world is not bad at all.
Many countries wish they could become "Germany", especially their own armies, which can become "German Army". This is reflected in East Asia and South America.
The Japanese Army's model was Germany, and the Jinling government in the Far East was also keen on forming a "German-equipped division". There were even more countries in South America that learned from German military, including Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Chile, and so on.
The German Army is recognized as the best in the world, and in this time and space, the German Navy also performs well. After all, the German Navy did not sink in humiliation like in the previous life. It has a record of battles, which makes it more convincing than other countries' armies.
"In fact, if we didn't have the United States as a competitor, Germany's influence in Latin America would have made it very likely that Germany would have become a target of the Reich," said Havel.
"However, the relationship between East Africa and Germany is complex, and the two countries' interests in the Americas overlap, which has become a reason for the empire to be restricted."
It is not easy to target Germany in East Africa, because Germany's penetration into Latin America is actually beneficial to East Africa. For example, if Germany wants to expand its influence in Latin America, it must promote German, and the spread of German is very beneficial to East Africa.
At the same time, Germany is unable to pose a threat to East Africa. This is due to Germany's geographical location, which determines that its influence in Latin America is unlikely to exceed that in East Africa.
To be honest, Germany's influence in South America is not as strong as that of Britain. After all, Britain can support this region, while the German Navy has difficulty even going out of the Baltic Sea.
To give a similar example, the Far Eastern Empire in the past was geographically constrained by the United States. For example, the Far Eastern Empire’s investment in Africa had an impact. If the United States cut off the Strait of Malacca, the Far Eastern Empire would be in great trouble for a while.
This is not to say that the Far Eastern Empire has no possibility of resolving this geopolitical disadvantage, but it is too difficult. Germany is facing the same dilemma.
If East Africa wanted to target Germany's power in South America, Germany would have no way to stop it unless it broke the blockade of the German navy by Britain and France. The easiest thing for Germany to do was to occupy France and gain numerous access to the Atlantic Ocean.
However, this requires a strong German navy. Otherwise, even if Germany really occupied France, it would be difficult to achieve anything in the early stages. This was the case with Germany in its previous life. After France surrendered, the German navy was still blocked in the Atlantic by Britain.
Building a navy itself requires a process, and Britain could not just sit back and watch the German navy rebuild and expand.
In this time and space, the German navy was in far better shape than in the previous life, but achieving anything was still difficult. Compared to Germany, the United States, Britain, and even France posed a greater threat to East Africa's interests in the Americas.
At the same time, as far as the current situation is concerned, East Africa's competition in the Americas and Germany is also staggered, such as the two countries of Brazil and Argentina that Germany pays special attention to.
These two South American powers are inherently wary of East Africa. Otherwise, it would not be possible for East Africa to build its hegemony system in South America through countries such as Paraguay and Bolivia.
In addition, Germany's current investment and penetration in countries such as Brazil and Argentina may benefit East Africa in the future. For example, Germany has newly built and funded a large number of German schools in these countries, invested in German media such as newspapers, and factory industries.
The first two are easy to understand. The reason why East Africa has the possibility of inheriting factories and industries is that East Africa also calls itself a "German country". Naturally, East Africa also has the responsibility to safeguard the interests of overseas Germans.
Just like in the past, after World War II, the Brazilian government liquidated the German extreme nationalism in the country. At that time, Germany had been defeated, and these overseas Germans were naturally at the mercy of others. Now there is an East African country, and it is also a world power.
East Africa can take over Germany's overseas assets under the pretext of protecting expatriates and German civilians.
This is not without precedent. In fact, East Africa did this once during World War I. For example, it bought Germany's painstakingly cultivated colonies at a lower price. At that time, a large number of overseas Germans sought protection from the East African government in order to deal with the Allied Powers.
In this case, East Africa is like the United States. If Britain declines, the United States will most likely become the successor to its world hegemony and overseas assets. Similarly, if Germany declines, East Africa will be the best successor to Germany's overseas interests, influence and assets.
Therefore, Germany's expansion and infiltration in Latin America may not be a bad thing. Therefore, East Africa turns a blind eye to Germany's actions instead of choosing to conflict or confront it.
However, the current social order in South America has indeed been made more chaotic by Germany, and after Adolf came to power, South America's "Germanization" has accelerated.
German extreme nationalism hopes to use the large number of German immigrants in South America to establish a "new Germany" in the Americas. However, this is not surprising. Adolf's ultimate goal is to lead Germany to conquer the world. Under this overall goal, Germany's layout in South American countries must naturally serve this goal and is part of its world strategy.
(End of this chapter)
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