Mexico during World War II

Mexican anti-Nazi propaganda with the slogan "To Your Stations," showing a soldier in the foreground with a farmer and an industrial worker in the background.

Mexico's participation in World War II had its first antecedent in the diplomatic efforts made by the government before the League of Nations as a result of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. However, this intensified with the sinking of oil tankers by German submarine attacks, declaring war on the Axis Powers of Nazi Germany, the Kingdom of Italy, and the Empire of Japan in May 1942. The international conflict had a profound influence on the country's politics and economy.[1]

Unlike most nations involved, the effects of the war were largely positive for Mexico.

  1. ^ "¿Como entró México a la Segunda Guerra Mundial?" (in Spanish). Milenio.