Economic Models after World War II

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The New Deal and World War II both had an effect on race relations in the American West. President Roosevelt’s New Deal was an attempt to fix the hardships of the Great Depression. The Great Depression brought about a change in ideology and opinion that made the New Deal possible because of public support to fix the burdens felt by many Americans, not just whites. World War II brought fear, intolerance and increased racism toward minority groups in the West, specifically Japanese and Hispanic. Class and ethnic differences, as well as wartime tension led to growing hostility between whites and immigrants. However, the New Deal and World War II also improved on previous race relations resulting in shifts in Native American communities, ideology and their place in society. Both the New Deal and World War II were large scale, impactful events that shaped race relations negatively and positively during the first half of the twentieth century.

There is conflicting debate of whether or not wars stimulate national economies; or if war spending has been partially offset by the negative macroeconomic consequences of increased deficits and debt used to finance the wars. According to (J., Stiglitz and L., Bilmes, 2010), as the United States ends combat in Iraq, it is estimated that the government has spent upwards of $3 trillion dollars, “which accounted for both government expenses and the wars broader impact on the U.S. economy”. There are multiple triggers that add to the federal debt crisis, the Iraq War has been a contributing factor; research indicates that the Iraq war was completely funded by borrowing. While we analyze the economic impact of the Iraq War one notion was consistent throughout the research; war has a profound effect on the economy, the government and its fiscal and monetary policies. This paper will explore and provide a financial comparison of the economy during the Iraqi and World War Two. In addition, our research findings identify statistical data of the United States economy prior and post Iraq War. Also, we provide a range of estimates for War’s costs to America has been, and are likely to be. Finally, we consider the accounting of billions of US dollars for military operations; which include embassy cost, enhanced security of US bases and medical treatment of disabled veterans who have bravely served in the Iraq War.

At the end of WWII, the Soviet Union and the United States both had specific security concerns. The Soviet Union felt that they needed to establish “friendly” governments in Eastern Europe because the Soviet Union had already been attacked twice in their past through Poland. They also felt due to their major role in defeating Japan, then they should play a role in governing post-war Japan similar to the plan of governing a part of post-war Germany. The United States were concerned that after WWII, if territory changes occurred, then it would lead to a third world war. The US believed that the former Axis Powers would need to be rebuilt along democratic principles to prevent the spread of militarism. The US would establish free trade and market

The rise of capitalism was arguably accompanied by one of history’s most important developments: the ascent of the imperialist powers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This era is characterized by authority’s commanding means of production brought about by the industrial revolution. These powers maintained a unique economic perspective, one of free markets and trade. This particular focus on laissez-faire economics allowed for the seemingly infinite development of national economies. Although maintained through the early 20th century this perspective would, to an extent, juxtapose the policies implemented during World War II. In what is commonly referred to as a meaningful turning point in economic history, the Allies departed significantly

According to Heywood (2011), World War II was a global war and it differed from World War I. World War II was different from WW I in a way that it involved high use of technology, causing more destruction with regards to human lives lost, physical destruction and disturbance to the global economy. World War II went on for a longer duration compared to WW I and this led to an increase in economic costs, this affected the global economy despite international trade still low at the start of World War I. World War II was associated with many changes in Europe and the rest of the world, a period of economic change.

The period of economic prosperity following the end of World War II until the 1970s recession is often referred to as the ‘Golden Age of Capitalism’. It can be argued that the Second World War, unlike the First World War, raised the global economy into full-fledged recovery with superior benefits to the US which had become the new world hegemon.

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As war impacts all aspects of the country involved, economy is one of the most heavily hit, as seen in Germany through WWII. Before the Second World War Germany was deeply separated due to the Treaty of Versailles which cut Germany 's industrial west from it populous east. However Hitler through his political acts wished to unify these halves of the same whole. As an act of unifying the country Hitler placed the Jews and other “undesirables” at the center of the blame for the happening in the German economy. Additionally, the persecution of the Jews skewed the data that is represented today because of the alienation of the Jews as citizens they were not included in the statistics collected at the time. Additionally, women were taken out of the data collection furthering the false validity of the statistics presented by the Nazi Party. How did the persecution of the Jews influence the inaccuracy of the data and statistics taken at this time? What impact did Hitler have on the German economy? How did Hitler unifying Germany aid in its economic recovery? How did Hitler’s attempt at European domination lead to the defeat of Germany during WWII? How did the money system in place before the end of the war compare to the money system after the war ceased?

The causes of war have been long looked at by many historians down through the years. These studies have left people to believe that war will come in time, and those same people know and understand it will come with a great price to all. One does not look up one day and find that there is war. However, there are lingering effects of some other things not properly taken care of at the time of war or conflict. Some of the problems left from the wars in the early and late 1800’s would prove to do just that. At the end of the “Franco – Prussian” war in 1871 “Germany annexed the province of Alsace and most Lorraine from France” (Gorman). Two World Wars were fought for almost the same motives; unfinished

At the turn of the 19th century the sum of exports and imports across nations was below 10%, today it is higher than 50%. This means there has been a dramatic increase in international trade in the last century (Roser, 2017). Even by half the time of fifty years there was even more growth. What may have led to the growth of international trade during this time? This paper will study the cause for the surge in international trade.

Modern day government policies of import substituting industrialization can foster industrialization and development by using the powers of the state. This happens through the protection of domestic industries from international competition by imposing tariffs, quotas, and government subsidies (Ray, 657-658). By doing so, states could create artificial competition to industrialize, thus creating

In the 1970’s and 1980’s trade openness and economics reform towards market mechanism flourished in many developing countries. This trend is much different as compared to those in the early 1950’s and 1960’s when many less developed countries favored protection policy, inward orientation, and import substitution. As a result of this change, there are substantial developments in world economy after applying outward orientation. According to Thilrwall (2011 p. 514), the implementation of trade openness has managed world output trade relative to world output gain a considerable growth in the period of 1960-2006. The volume of world trade has risen 25 times or nearly 8 percent per annum (at annual compound rate). In the meantime

Different views on development that are seen today are based on the previous lessons learned from strategies used in the past. Protectionism was a strategy used in the past where countries created steep barriers for imports from other countries. They used this strategy to help protect their starting industries. Countries didn’t open up international market competition until they were sure they were ready to compete profitably against them. This strategy worked successfully for the United States, Germany, and Japan. In the second half of the twentieth century, modern day strategies for development were of influence. Dominant strategies for development used today are import substitution, state socialism, and

The economy of XYZ recently gained independence from their colonial masters. The first president Dr. Yebeyebi embarked on a massive imported substitution drive as a way of promoting growth and development. Industrialization became a vital off shoot of this policy and in the process the country concentrated on inward activities and restricted through several tools the importation of certain products.