German War Economy

future economic and political issues in Germany. [ CITE HISTORY.COM]. Keynes also noted that the fact that the Germans did not have any contribution to the Treaty of Versailles, claiming that the Germans would be very unsatisfied with the strict terms that they’d have to abide by. “Keynes argued that the large amounts of war reparations that were imposed would have a secondary effect that the terms of trade (the price of exports relative to the price of imports) would turn against Germany, thereby placing a burden on the country’s economy that came in addition to the direct payments of reparation.” [BOOK pg.362]

From 1939 to 1945 the majority of the world’s nations were part of a long deadly six-year war, World War II. These included two strong powerhouses, Great Britain and The United States. Millions died world wide, declaring World War II to be the most expansive war to date. The Holocaust, and the use nuclear weapons resulted in such a high death toll. Nations were in a state of “total war,” involving not just the military but also the entire nation. Civilians were aggressively aiding in supporting their military, creating a home front, making a significant impression on the result of the war. Rationing, defense and manpower were concerns for governments; and they made any economic and industrial change to support their efforts in aiding

During the second World War, living in Germany could have been a risky move. The chances of you dying in an air raid was higher than the chances of you sky diving today. During World War II the total number of deaths was 7,393,000. This was around 10 precent of the population. For example, an “Air raid in March 1943 killed two, injured 34, and left thousands homeless” (Hairdos and Movies). During World War II, “Allied fighter jets bombed cities killing many civilians. Many were forced to fight to defend the nation, leading to a high loss of life’’ (“Effect of World War II”). This was not a smart move on Germany’s part. Making men go to war and fight led to inflation because their jobs got

“Economic warfare rather then a battle was the means of exercising maritime supremacy, particularly against the Continental coalition” (Strachan 214). Economic warfare on the British end of things was the means of starving the whole German population. According to Strachan Germany’s civilian death rate had risen 37% in the span of 5 years and according to the British official history, 772,736 civilians died because of the various blockades against Germany. The hunger and starvation problems that Germany faced wasn’t only because of the lack of food available, as the situations grew more dire in Germany the price for food skyrocketed for example Strachan says the the price of pork had gone up five times, and Sweden had shipped over five times the amount of herring then they usually had. Germans went from eating about 2,240 calories a day, but in 1917 because of a bad harvest their daily rations went to about 1,000 calories a day (Strachan

After World War II Germany was left devastated and in ruins. There had been massive destruction of the country’s infrastructure (Bessel 2011), it lacked political structure and economic activity had plummeted. There was a scarcity of food, fuel and housing and Germany was in no condition to clothe or feed its population (O’Dochartaigh 2003).

Germany emerged from World War I with huge debts incurred to finance a costly war for almost five years. The treasury was empty, the currency was losing value, and Germany needed to pay its war debts and the huge reparations bill imposed on it by the Treaty of Versailles, which officially ended the war. The treaty also deprived Germany of territory, natural resources, and even ships, trains, and factory equipment. Germany’s population was undernourished and contained many widows, orphans, and disabled veterans living in poverty. The new German government struggled to deal with these crises, which had produced a serious hyperinflation.

To consider the inevitability of allied victory in Europe during World War Two requires a more in depth analysis of Germany’s position rather than just looking at the pure ability for the allies to produce war materials and incalculable streams of soldiers. Ultimately ‘quantity of men and arms tells us little about quality’. Obviously Allied victory was final and decisive but this essay will argue that even though this war was won on economic power it did not mean that victory for the nations that were to be industrial superpowers was inevitable. However Allied victory eventually did become inevitable after certain turning points in the war, this essay will demonstrate how the two most important turning points, the Battle for Stalingrad

A different area of failure in terms of economics was the ‘Guns versus Butter’ in 1936. The Nazis wanted to concentrate on rearmament but arms industries needed to import materials such as copper, aluminium, rubber and petrol. On top of all this, Germany

This limited their army to 100,000 voluntary soldiers and they had to melt down their armaments and where not allowed to have any submarines. This had the effect of making the Germans feel weak and humiliated and thirsty for revenge. This was one of the biggest reasons the Germans were annoyed and angered at the treaty of Versailles. Germany also had to pay 6.6 Billion in reparation to the winning countries; this affected their economy and was more money than the Germans were able to give. This eventually led to hyperinflation, but this is irrelevant to the topic at hand. This could possibly have been the point that angered the Germans the most, it made them pay for the debts of the war even though they did not start it on their own.

The Allies refused to grant the German economy time to recover from the war when Germany stated that they could not make further reparations in 1923 or 1924. This caused Germany to be economically unprepared to establish a democratic republic as well as inspire hate in the German population for the Weimar Republic and enforce the notion of Schmachfrieden- shameful peace, once more.

As have been said that Germany shouldn’t have been involved in WWI, on the other side they have too. Because Germany is one of the most powerful countries in Europe and if there was a problem/war, they have to be there as having the most power authority. Germany has to be in WWI as it’s, because they have to aid’s their alliance/partnership Austria-Hungary.                      As have Germany has been there in WWI, we are gonna discuss about the Germans military plan, troops, and trenches.  The chief of the German General Staff was Alfred Graf von Schlieffen, he is the one who has planned the whole war for Germany.  German soldiers have been told from the beginning that, if they lost the war, they should reward everything back to the government's.

Although Hitler’s motives were more clear towards the end of World War II, Adolf did tackle the unemployment and stimulate Germany’s failing economy. Once Hitler became Chancellor of Germany on January 30th, 1933 The economic policy for Hitler’s regime involved large scale borrowing for public expenditures which created railroads, canals, and the Autobahnen or the German highway network. The result of Hitler’s economic policy was more effective against unemployment than any other country. By late 1935 , unemployment was almost eliminated and by 1936 high income was pulling up prices or making it possible to raise them. By the late 1930s Germany had full employment at stable prices. This was, in the industrial world, a unique achievement. Hitler was able to anticipate modern economic policy as well, he recognized that a rapid approach to full employment is only possible if it was combined with wage and price controls. A nation oppressed by economic fears would not fare well for Hitler’s endeavors. Two days after Hitler took office as Chancellor, Adolf addressed the nation by radio and had proclaimed that the new government would “achieve the great task of reorganizing our nation’s economy by means of two great four-year plans. The German farmer must be rescued to maintain the nation’s food supply and, in consequence, the nation’s vital foundation. The German worker will be saved from ruin with a concerted and all-embracing attack against unemployment.” Hitler continued to

The Great War; nationalism played a big role in this extremely event for trying to unite national groups by through government. It created a big competition against other country and created competitions between Europe’s Powers. Germany’s national interest was to extend their territory by trying to invade and take over other land and water, however it did not work well for them which made Gemany suffered.

An economic failure in the result to the treaty was hyperinflation. It occurred due to the given amount of reparation payments, which were up in the multiple millions. The war had left the German economy disastrous already, and inflation was rising quickly. The banks started to print more bank notes to solve the problem. The harsh effect, however, was that the money became worthless, as less goods were there to be sold, and so heavy inflation followed. Germany could only pay its first reparation with its industrial products (a prime source for employment, and exports, thus the stability of the economy.) so when Germany declared they couldn't pay the second instalment, the French invaded the Ruhr, the main source of industrial activity for Germany. The government's response was to encourage strikes; this only led two to things; less German produce, with workers still needing to be paid. In attempt to correct this, government printed even more bank notes. Heavy inflation soared to hyperinflation. The middle class saw their savings being brought to no value, right through to the workers not being able to buy a loaf of bread. This shows a chain of failures from the republic- it contributed to the commencement of hyperinflation, and therefore the invasion of the Ruhr- loss of industrial economy. Generally,

To begin, throughout the nineteenth century, there was a variety of wars that took place on Earth, which aided a country's economical aspect throughout their harsh times, due to the necessity of numerous resources. Firstly, throughout the course of a war, both countries on each team, must need resources such as ammunition,medication, and etc in order to have a chance in winning the war. For example, during the World War one (1915-1919), the Central Powers, which consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire went to battle the Allies, which was made up of Great Britain, France, U.S, and Russia. Throughout the four years of War, there was an economic boom for both players because they needed ammunition to fight each other, which