Chaco War

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• Chaco War — Chaco War, Interwar Period Bolivia and Paraguay before the 1932 War Date …   Wikipedia

• Chaco War — (1932–35) Conflict between Bolivia and Paraguay over possession of the Chaco, a wilderness region thought to contain oil reserves. Bolivia, landlocked since the War of the Pacific, also was motivated by the need to gain access to the Atlantic… …   Universalium

• Chaco — may refer to: in South America: Chaco Department, a historical department in Paraguay and proposed in Bolivia Chaco Province, a province in the northeastern part of Argentina Chaco (tribe), a native American tribe in Paraguay Chaco War, a war… …   Wikipedia

• Chaco-Krieg — Der Chacokrieg 1932–1935 Der Chacokrieg (spanisch: Guerra del Chaco) war eine militärische Auseinandersetzung zwischen Bolivien und Paraguay um den nördlichen Teil des Gran Chaco zwischen 1932 und 1935. Bolivien erhob seit 1852 unter Berufung auf …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Chaco Boreal — ▪ region, South America       region of distinctive vegetation occupying about 100,000 square miles (259,000 square km) in northwestern Paraguay, southeastern Bolivia, and northern Argentina. The region is part of the vast, arid lowland known as… …   Universalium

• Chaco — /chah kaw/, n. 1. a part of the Gran Chaco region in central South America, in Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. ab. 100,000 sq. mi. (259,000 sq. km). 2. See Gran Chaco. * * * (as used in expressions) Chaco Culture National Historical Park Chaco… …   Universalium

• war — war1 /wawr/, n., v., warred, warring, adj. n. 1. a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air. 2. a state or period of armed hostility or active military… …   Universalium

• War of the Pacific — This article is about the 19th century war between Bolivia, Chile and Peru. For the Pacific theatre of WW II, see Pacific War. War of the Pacific …   Wikipedia

• War profiteering — A war profiteer is any person or organization that improperly profits from warfare or by selling weapons and other goods to parties at war. The term has strong negative connotations. General profiteering may also occur in peace time.TypesBlack… …   Wikipedia

• Chaco Culture National Historical Park — Pueblo Bonito im Chaco Canyon …   Deutsch Wikipedia