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1. www.cambridge.org › core › booksCosta Rica (Chapter 10) - Latin America between the Second ...

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   May 4, 2010 · Summary. The origins of the Civil War of March-April 1948 and the subsequent repression of the Communists and the more militant sections of the labor movement in Costa Rica can be traced to the 1930s.

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3. ticotimes.net › 2014/12/15 › the-story-of-costa-ricaThe story of Costa Rica's forgotten World War II internment camp

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   Costa Rica’s popular image today as an environmentally friendly, neutral country without an army hardly meshes with the idea of Tico troops rounding up people into camps. But at the behest of the U.S. State Department, that is exactly what happened following the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

4. second.wiki › wiki › costa_rica_en_la_segunda_guerraCosta Rica in World War II - Second Wiki

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   Nov 26, 2020 · Costa Rica in World War II - Costa Rica en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Costa Rica declared war on the Empire of Japan the 8 of December of 1941 after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor , which then spread to Germany and Italy on 11 December the same year.

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6. www.warhistoryonline.com › war-articles › costa-ricaCosta Rica remembers its own WWII internment camp | War ...

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   Dec 24, 2014 · One German boy living in Costa Rica at the time, Hermann Kruse, remembers his father being imprisoned in an internment camp set up to house the Germans and Italians, The Tico Times reports. The camp was built in downtown San José, which could house hundreds of prisoners.

7. ww2db.com › map › interactiveWorld War II Interactive Map | World War II Database - WW2DB

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   World War II Interactive Map Interactive Map

8. wwiifoundation.org › googleearthWWII Google Earth - WWII Foundation

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   Google Earth is an excellent tool for visiting some of World War II’s most important locations and getting a sense of what the battlefields look like today.

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   What happened to the Armed Forces in Costa Rica?

   • After a short-lived coup d’état following the end of World War II, José Figueres Ferrer rose to the presidency of Costa Rica and abolished the armed forces in 1948. This event was codified in the 1949 Constitution.

   The story of Costa Rica’s forgotten World War II internment camp

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   Why was an internment camp built in Costa Rica?

   • An internment camp was erected by the government in Costa Rica to hold hundreds of German-Costa Rican prisoners after the United States and Costa Rica entered World War II in December 1941.

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   What were the Germans doing in Costa Rica?

   • The Germans in Costa Rica were well established in many key export industries, including coffee, bananas, and cocoa, as well as electrical generation and the importation of finished goods from Europe before World War II. However, their economic success had blinded many of them to the implications of the war in Europe.

   The story of Costa Rica’s forgotten World War II internment camp

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   How many Costa Ricans were killed in the German U-boat attack?

   • Twenty-four Costa Ricans were killed in the German U-boat attack. More than 120 shops of German-owned businesses were looted, 76 people were injured, and 15 tons of glass were broken. Reportedly, 100 German and Italian residents were arrested following the unrest.

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   Is Costa Rica a neutral country without an army?

   • Costa Rica is popularly known today as an environmentally friendly and neutral country without an army. However, at the behest of the U.S. State Department, Costa Rican troops rounded up people into camps following the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

   The story of Costa Rica’s forgotten World War II internment camp

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10. commons.wikimedia.org › wiki › Atlas_of_World_War_IIAtlas of World War II - Wikimedia Commons

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    Sep 12, 2024 · The Atlas of World War II has to be filled with maps. More information: Update the atlas. World maps. [edit] Map with the Participants in World War II: Dark Green: Allies before the attack on Pearl Harbor, including colonies and occupied countries. Light Green: Allied countries that entered the war after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.