In the years leading up to the Great War, the larger and more prosperous Latin American nations, notably Brazil, Argentina, and Chile, were peers of the most advanced Western nations.
The Great War would trigger economic and political changes that would deeply affect the Latin American nations, even those that had remained neutral.
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Fanfare
Opening Theme
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun)
Composed in 1894 by Claude Debussy. Public domain.
Performed by the Columbia University Orchestra. Public domain recording. Source.
Piano Sonata. Op. 1
Composed in 1910 by Alban Berg. Public domain.
Performed by Jonathan Biss, and used pursuant to a Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Source.
“La cumparsita”
Composed in 1916 by Gerardo Matos Rodríguez. Public domain.
Public domain recording. Source.
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As a Uruguayan, it’s great to hear the Cumparsita on an international show! Even if we understandably get little mention, as a small country on the sidelines of many international events. I do hope we feature more prominently in 500 episodes or so, when you get to the 60s: MLN-Tupamaros were international pioneers in urban guerrilla warfare, and we had a very particular Plan Condor coup with heavy involvement by civilians.
Keep up the amazing work Mark! Every episode is a treat