Stronger Relation between South America-Imperial Germany

I'm wondering into the unknown here but let's just open a discussion about the possibility for Germany to have stronger ties with South American nations even leading to the point of a long-term alliance? Which of the nations there is known to have good relation with Germany? (I'm thinking of Chile) What impact will this stronger relation have to the US-German relation in general?(Monroe Doctrine) Would an alliance with one or more South American states create a major difference in the Great War for Germany? Is stronger ties even possible?
 
British protectionism combined with a Germany interested in buying South American grains and livestock? Creates a trade alliance, at the least... one that would create interesting tension during any sort of Anglo-German war, and tension with the US over trade once American exports to the region start becoming significant (since South American exports back to the US would be generally minor).
Earlier British protectionism, of course, would have implications on British politics, to the point that a Great War might not happen in the same way - perhaps 'splendid isolationism' is reinforced? Similarly, a Germany that looks to South America to feed itself and for investment opportunities is going to have somewhat different policies of its own.
Assuming the same sort of Great War, though... there'd be less incentive for Germany to wage a sub war against Britain (though not nil, since there's Anglo-American trade to intercept), and more incentive to try to break the blockade. South American states wouldn't really be able to contribute much on a military level, and might be better off neutral (especially if they're allowed to trade with Germany through Holland); at the least, though, they'd provide an example for the US of British mistreatment of commerce.

I'm not sure a long-term military alliance is plausible - what, exactly, would our South American state gain from such a distant ally? - but trade and friendship seems possible.
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Alternatively...
Napoleonic-style Confederation of Germany as an ally against either Britain or (less quixotically) a resurgent Spain? That's not exactly Imperial Germany, but it might vaguely work.
 

mowque

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Germany did mess around, particularity with Venezuela (I am writing a Tl about it). But any real big changes (unlike say, simply more trade) will run afoul of the USA and the UK. Any political moves will be blocked by the USA, Monroe Doctrine and Roosevelt Collary. Any big trade moves will be blocked by the UK, looking to defends it's rather considerable markets in places like Argentina.
 
That's why I proposed a Britain that starts to abandon those trade links earlier - think of the protectionism advocated by Randolph Churchill in EdT's 'Fight and Be Right.' Less investment, less trade links, and a nice opening for the Kaiserreich.
 

mowque

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That's why I proposed a Britain that starts to abandon those trade links earlier - think of the protectionism advocated by Randolph Churchill in EdT's 'Fight and Be Right.' Less investment, less trade links, and a nice opening for the Kaiserreich.

If that is the POD yes, it could step in. The pre-condition would be UK leaving or horribly weakened by something else.
 
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