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Exhausted Nations End Three Year Chaco War
After a three year conflict, Paraguay and Bolivia emerge war weary and financially broke. Industry and agriculture suffered as armies fought in the Gran Chaco, with currencies bled dry, foreign debt rising, and gold poured into treasuries to fund fighting. Postwar recovery faces mass unemployment and social strain as soldiers return to collapsed economies.
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United Press
Chaco
Paraguay
Bolivia
Treasuries
Paraguay River
United States Army
Para- Suay