Chile acquires two northern provinces—Tarapaca from Peru…
1876 CE to 1887 CE
These territories encompass most of the Atacama Desert and block off Bolivia's outlet to the Pacific Ocean.
The war has given Chile control over nitrate exports, which will dominate the national economy until the 1920s, possession of copper deposits that will eclipse nitrate exports by the 1930s, great- power status along the entire Pacific Coast of South America, and an enduring symbol of patriotic pride in the person of naval hero Arturo Prat Chacon.
The War of the Pacific also bestows on Chile's armed forces enhanced respect, the prospect of steadily increasing force levels, and a long-term external mission guarding the borders with Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina.
German military officer Emil Korner is contracted to upgrade and professionalize the armed forces along Prussian lines in 1885.
Better education will produce not only a more modern officer corps in subsequent years but also a military leadership capable of questioning civilian management of national development.
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