In Latin America, government has always been very complicated in regards to selecting its leaders. Hundreds of years before World War II the election of populist leaders was very common. The situation was usually initiated when the elected member began to turn to corruption and slowly evolving into a dictator. The only way to prevent the situation from escalating, somebody had to stand up to the government and represent the people in order to reclaim their rights. This person would more times than not become a political prisoner. Upon their release they would be completely supported by all of the common people and help them to reach elections. Unfortunately after a short period of time in office they would slowly return to the previous presidential methods in order to gain more power. Many times elections consisting of populist leaders turn out great in the beginning, however over time that illusion begins to fade. The rule of populist leaders such as Juan Perón, and Getúlio Vargas are viewed by the voters as saviors and protectors to their rights. Although each shared their fair amount of failures during their presidency each had social, political, and economic policies that were successful. .
Perón was able to receive recognition by standing up against the Concordancia government for his fellow Argentineans. The Concordancia government was despised for its use of political exploitation to achieve economic growth. The Concordancia did not provide anything politically for the urban middle class, and at this time there was a large group of trade unions that were being ignored by the government. Thanks to the rise of cultural and economic nationalism in the 1940s Perón was given a greater audience to help support his cause. The main cause for the sudden increase in nationalism was due to the World War II. At this time Argentina relied solely on their exports, but they wanted to escape their dependence.