The Impact of Second World War in Argentinian Society and Political Culture: the case of FORJA during the coup of 1943

Authors

  • Gonzalo Rubio García UBA-IHAYA-CONICET

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53351/ruhm.v12i25.787

Keywords:

anti-imperialism, intellectual history, FORJA, Revolution of 1943, Argetine history

Abstract

The impact of the Second World War on the political and cultural scene in Argentina was transcendental in the 1940s, as it shaped the institutional destiny of the country and the strategies followed in international politics by the Executive Power, and permeated the important elections of 1946 that brought Juan Domingo Perón to the presidency. In this paper we propose an approach to the political and intellectual positions of Argentina in the early 1940s, especially those defended by the FORJA group on the government formed after the military coup of 4 June 1943. We will analyze their positions with respect to the different political groups - especially in relation to the different sectors of nationalism - as well as their proposals for influencing government decisions. We will also consider the clashes between the groups close to the Allies and the nationalist sectors, as they will allow us to delve into the ideas that circulated among Argentine intellectuals in the context of the war. In order to do so, we will use the concepts used in the intellectual history of the war, an approach that analyses the reception, interpretation and circulation of ideas among intellectuals in a war context. As we shall see below, the political panorama became more complex as a result of the war, relocating different intellectuals to different party spaces. For our research we will use some forjista newspapers, located in the Darío Alessandro Archive of the Mariano Moreno National Library, in which their ideas about the war and the provisions implemented by the government are reflected. We will also use various literary works of the nationalist author Manuel Gálvez about the period, seeking to expose the support given by FORJA to the government of the time and the lukewarm reception given by the military to the group's initiatives.

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Gonzalo Rubio García, UBA-IHAYA-CONICET

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Rubio García, G. (2024). The Impact of Second World War in Argentinian Society and Political Culture: the case of FORJA during the coup of 1943. Revista Universitaria De Historia Militar, 12(25), 220–240. https://doi.org/10.53351/ruhm.v12i25.787

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Vol. 12 No. 25 (2023): Mujeres en guerras, perspectivas discursivas

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