Early in the age of affluence (富裕) that followed World War II, an American economic analyst declared, "Our enormously productive economy demands that we make consumption our way of life, that we convert the bu
America had been preparing for war long before the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Lend-lease aid had been approved in the spring of 1941 and American production was already starting to pick up speed. America would have to come to the rescue once again, but this time to save the world f...
Koistinen comprehensively analyzes all relevant aspects of the World War II economy from 1940 through 1945, describing the nation's struggle to establish effective control over industrial supply and military demand鈥攁nd revealing the growing partnership between the corporate community and the armed ...
economy may be primed for a coronavirus recovery in 2021 that is most akin to the post-World War II boom. The former Wall Street Journal columnist emphasized that this was not his "baseline scenario" for an American economy that was severely damaged by the Covid-19 crisis. But, he...
liberating Rome on 4 June 1944 but only reaching Milan at the end of the war in late April 1945). Of the participants in the war, the USA, once fully mobilized, possessed the biggest and most productive economy, and was therefore of crucial importance in the eventual defeat of the anti-...
In June 1943, the British and Americans beganto bombGerman cities. It lead to significant casualties and disruption in the war economy.1943年6月,美国和英国开始轰炸德国城市。导致了巨大的伤亡,也扰乱了战争中的经济。 After years of war and millions of people killed, Germany and Japan had exhausted...
American farmers face uncertain future amid U.S. tariff Businesses around the world have been impacted by the ongoing trade war, with many hoping progress is made to end the economic uncertainty. Read More...May 10, 2025 Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister discusses state of U.S.-Cuban relations...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities have identified the remains of a World War II soldier from New Jersey who was killed in Germany and buried in Belgium.
The Bataan death march in the Philippines is notorious. Here, some American and Filipino prisoners of war try to survive the brutality. If you fell behind during the march or collapsed in exhaustion, the guards indifferently finished you off. ...
1 A precise comparison between these eras, though, requires a careful quantification of how open the world economy was prior to World War II. The present paper offers the first systematic attempt to quantify trade openness for a large number of countries between 1870 and 1949 in the same way...