Good Article Review On Argentine Archaeologists Probe 'nazi Hide-Out' For Clues

Introduction

Argentine archaeologists probe 'Nazi hide-out' for clues is an article about Argentine archaeologists who believed they had found where the Nazi hid during World War 2. The article talks about buildings that could have been used by the Nazis who were hiding in Argentina. This event was reported by international media and garnered the world’s attention. These hide outs were old and mostly contained wrecked buildings located in the interior of Argentina.1 The researchers found objects belonging to the Germans2, however, said that there are high chances that the Nazis did not hide in the old buildings because the then president of Argentina allowed them to live freely in the country without hiding.3 The archaeologists investigated the buildings after a local claimed that they were Nazi’s hideout,4however that was not enough to proof that those buildings were indeed Nazi’s hideouts.5

Overview

Argentina is located in South America on the southern side, it borders the South Atlantic Ocean, and it is surrounded by Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Bolivia.6 Argentina’s territorial size is 2,780,400 sq km, with land occupying 2,736,690sq km while water bodies occupy 43,710 sq km making the eighth largest country in the world. Its climate is moderate, that is not very hot or freezing cold climate.7 The southeastern side of Argentina is arid while the southwestern side is sub Antarctic. On the northern side, there are pampas plains; the southern side has the Patagonia plateau and the rugged Andes on the western side. There is low birth rate in Argentine hence the population growth is also growing slowly; with a total population of 43,024,374 in 2014.8 Argentina has a very low fertility rate, which began to decline in the 20th century, especially in the 1950s. The young and low-income earners in Argentines have a high life
expectancy rate. The largest age group in Argentina is between 15 to 24 years, while the least age group is below 15 years, which continues to drop. If the age group of 15-24 years that consists of the working class is given education and good jobs, they will grow the economy of Argentina and boost it income per capital. There are high rates of illiteracy in Argentina with problems of repeating classes. Similarly, the high school students are not motivated in their studies; however, in the lower levels of education the students are doing relatively well.9The larger population in Argentina consists of immigrants from Europe who migrated there from the time it got independence. These immigrates work as semi-skilled workers in different regions while the highly educated Argentineans went to search for employment in the United States of America and Spain in the 1960s. However, some the Argentineans who moved to the European countries including the Europeans themselves are now immigrating to Argentina is search of greener pastures.10
During the word war 2, the Argentineans protected the Axis because they had similar cultures with the Germans, Spain, and Italy; this is because most of the Argentineans migrated from these three countries.11 The Nazis promised the Argentineans that they would do trade with them and that is the reason the Nazis were allowed to live and move freely in Argentina.12 The languages spoken in Argentina include Spanish, German, English, and French. Most of the Argentineans are Catholics, while the rest are Protestants and Jews.The religion in Germany consists of the Jews just like in Argentina.13 The government of Argentina is republic and the current president is Cristina Fernandez De Kirchner who has been in power since 10December 2007. The president of Argentina back then during the World War 2, greatly assisted the Nazis by ensuring that they live freely in his country but in the year 2002, the then president, Fernando de la Rua had to apologize for the role Argentina played by giving the Nazis a place to hide.

Summary

The event described in the article Argentine archaeologists probe 'Nazi hide-out' for clues is about the discovery of Nazis hideout in Argentina. Nazis officers including Hitler went into hiding in Argentina where they lived peacefully without anyone questioning them.15 The archaeologists tried to find out if the three old buildings were used by the Nazis as hideouts during the World War 2.16 The archaeologists discovered coins that looked exactly like the ones used in Germany during the World War 2. Many Nazis officers run to Argentina to hide and they included Adolf Eichmann and Erich Priebke.17 The archaeologists involved in this investigation were from the University of Buenos Aires, and they took up this task after the locals said that the buildings were used by Martin Bormann, who was a Nazis. The wrecked buildings were located in the remote area called Teyu Cuare Park. The archaeologists said that the buildings were very different from the rest and they could not explain the reason why those particular buildings were located at the centre of the reserve. The researchers said that they found items that belonged to the Germans of the World War 2 era; however, that was not enough to conclude that indeed the Nazis hide in that buildings.18
The researchers thought that the building’s structure were not very complex so they could not be the Nazis hideout. They also refuted claims that Hitler’s friend, Martin Borman could have stayed there because there were skeletons found in Germany that were believed to belong to him and probably he did not leave Germany. The researchers said that even though the buildings were very strange with thick walls and their location was not easy to find, they believe that the Nazis probably built them in case they did not win the World War 2. They further insisted that the buildings were not Nazi’s hideout because there were no restrictions to bar them from living freely in Argentina. A majority of the Nazis came to Argentina because the government gave them the freedom lead by the then president of Argentina, Juan Peron.19 Nazi officers like Adolf Eichmann who was responsible for the holocaust that lead to the World War 2 was among the Nazis who were allowed into Argentina. Fernando de la Rua later apologized on behalf of his country for allowing the Nazis to hide in Argentina.20
This issue attracted international media attention because the Nazis were responsible for the World War 2 where many people lost their lives. Furthermore, the Argentina people protected this people yet they were murders.
The reason why the Nazis were allowed into Argentina was that they had many allies in Europe. The World War 2 did not end abruptly then everybody acknowledged how repulsive the Nazis had been. After Germany was vanquished, numerous Europeans favored the Nazi cause and kept on doing as such. Spain was still administered by the rightist Francisco Franco and had been accepted by the Axis organization; numerous Nazis would easily get asylum there. Switzerland had stayed unbiased amid the war, although numerous pioneers had supported the Germans: the men who supported the Germans retained their positions after the war and were in the position to assist. Swiss investors helped the previous Nazis move and do money laundry. The Catholic Church was amazingly useful: a few high-positioning church authorities (counting Pope Pius XII) effectively helped the Nazis escape.21
There was likewise financial motivation for Argentina to acknowledge these men. Rich Germans and Argentine representatives of German plummet were willing to pay the path for escaping of the Nazis. Nazi pioneers looted many millions from the Jews they killed and some of that cash went with them to Argentina. A portion of the more educated Nazi officers and collaborators saw the future ahead of them in 1943 and started stealing gold, cash, and hid them in Switzerland.22

Notes

BBC,. 2015. 'Argentine Archaeologists Probe 'Nazi Hide-Out' For Clues'. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-32014659 :Par.1
Ibid., par.2
Ibid., par.1
Ibid., par.5
Ibid., par.9
Central Intelligence Agency,. 2015. 'The World Factbook'. Accessed March 26. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html: Par.2
Ibid., par.3
Ibid., par.3
Ibid., par.3
Ibid., par.3
Christopher Minster. 2015. 'Why Did Argentina Accept Nazi War Criminals after World War Two?’Latin American History.Accessed March 26.2http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/thehistoryofargentina/a/Why-Did-Argentina-Accept-Nazi-War-Criminals-After-World-War-Two.htm: Par. 2
Ibid., par.2
Ibid., par.1

BBC, 'Argentine Archaeologists Probe 'Nazi Hide-Out' For Clues,' Par.21

McCoy, Terrence. 2015. 'Secret Nazi Hideout Believed Found In Remote Argentine Jungle'.Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/03/23/secret-nazi-lair-believed-found-in-remote-argentine-jungle/: par.2
The Guardian,. 2015. 'Ruins Found In Remote Argentinean Jungle 'May Be Secret Nazi Hideout''. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/23/nazis-secret-hideout-found-in-remote-argentinian-jungle: Par.2
Ibid,. par.1
Sky News,.2015. ''Secret Nazi Hideout' Discovered In Jungle'.
Accessed March 26.http://news.sky.com/story/1450651/secret-nazi-hideout-discovered-i jungle: Par.3

BBC, 'Argentine Archaeologists Probe 'Nazi Hide-Out' For Clues,' Par.17

BBC, 'Argentine Archaeologists Probe 'Nazi Hide-Out' For Clues,' Par.19
Minster, 'Why Did Argentina Accept Nazi War Criminals After World War Two?',Par.3
Minster, 'Why Did Argentina Accept Nazi War Criminals After World War Two?',Par.3

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