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During the authoritarian rule of Gabriel Terra in 1931-38, Uruguay experienced an increase in fascist and Nazi activities. Campaigns containing antisemitic elements were carried out in the press and in the parliament to change Uruguay's liberal immigration and cultural policies. As a result, two laws, enacted in 1932 and 1936, severely restricted Jewish immigration and use of the Yiddish language. This policy continued through the beginning of World War II; it was gradually abandoned due to Jewish and liberal public pressure.