Football War - MiniWars 2

"Football War - MiniWars #2" is a video created by OverSimplified that covers the events that caused and happened during the Football War (AKA the Soccer War, the Hundred Hours' War, or the 100 Hour War).

Summary
For decades, hundreds of thousands of people from El Salvador immigrated to Honduras to find better work. While Oswaldo López Arellano took over Honduras to prevent Communism from spreading across the Americas, he harassed the Salvadorans. Oswaldo held an election in 1965, and he won it. With the nation's economy in ruins, Oswaldo blamed the Salvadorans for the crisis. Soon, many Salvadorans were harassed, and Honduras transported some back to their home country. Tensions coincided with the 1970 FIFA World Cup, as Honduras defeated El Salvador. A young Salvadoran committed suicide, and she was made a Salvadoran hero. El Salvador then defeated Honduras in the next two games.

Meanwhile, Hondurans harassed the Salvadorans by kicking the Salvadorans out of their homes. El Salvador declared war on Honduras on July 14, 1969. Then, El Salvador caused some problems for the Honduran air force, while Salvadoran soldiers started an invasion through Honduras. The Organization of American States (OAS) asked El Salvador to stop the invasion, but El Salvador declined. With Honduras finally helping their air force with some aid from Nicaragua, Honduras held back against the Salvadorans. Finally, on July 18, 1969, the war ended, and many immigrants from El Salvador in Honduras returned to El Salvador. With pressure from the OAS, El Salvador withdrew their troops in August. The war weakened both nations' economies, and El Salvador lost all their matches in the World Cup.

Trivia

 * The episode is the shortest OverSimplified content, with a length of 5:36.
 * The episode is the sixth video to get uploaded into the OverSimplified channel.
 * The episode is the second MiniWars episode to get uploaded to the OverSimplified channel.