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| VI. The World Wars and the Interwar Period, 1914–1945 > E. Latin America and the Caribbean, 1914–1945 > 4. Mexico > 1939 | ||||
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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1939 | |
| Cárdenas oversaw the creation of the Party of the Mexican Revolution (PRM), which had representation from the military, agrarian groups, labor, and popular movements. This reflected Cárdenas's move away from more radical politics, and toward creating a broad-based political process in Mexico. With this in mind, Cárdenas then threw his support behind Manuel Avila Camacho, a Conservative Catholic, for the 1940 election. | 1 |
| 1940, July 7 | |
| Avila Camacho was elected president of Mexico. His ascension in December marked a move by the revolutionary party to the right. | 2 |
| 1942, May 22 | |
| Mexico declared war on Germany, Italy, and Japan. | 3 |
| Nov. 19 | |
| Mexico reestablished diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union. (See Mexico, 1946–2000) | 4 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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