Thursday, May 15, 2008
Impact of World War I on Portugal
Ever since the revolution in 1910 and the disposal of our Portuguese monarchy, our country has been in econonmic ruin. The economy has plunged into disarray and there is little relief from the government. To worsen matters, the government intervened in World War I using military force, which proved to be very costly. Such a venture is almost suicide when a nation can hardly support itself. Thus, because of the intervention in the Great War, the coup d'etat of 1926 was completely warranted and necessary.
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