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  2. Blockade of Germany (1939–1945) - Wikipedia

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    The whaler on HMS Sheffield being manned with an armed boarding party to check a neutral vessel stopped at sea, 20 Oct 1941. The Blockade of Germany (1939–1945), also known as the Economic War, involved operations carried out during World War II by the British Empire and by France in order to restrict the supplies of minerals, fuel, metals, food and textiles needed by Nazi Germany – and ...

  3. Category:Economic history of World War II - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... Economic aid during World War II (1 C, 13 P) J. Economy of the Empire of Japan (3 C, 21 P) L.

  4. Polish material losses during World War II - Wikipedia

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    Polish material losses during World War II - are losses suffered by the Second Polish Republic and its inhabitants during World War II. During World War II, Poland incurred the greatest biological (for every 1000 inhabitants, she lost 220 people) and material losses (with an average $626 U.S. Dollar loss per inhabitant, compared to Yugoslavia ...

  5. Soviet industry in World War II - Wikipedia

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    Prior to World War II, Soviet Azerbaijan was one of the world's largest producers of oil, oil products, and petroleum equipment, hugely contributing to the Soviet Union to be ranked next to the United States and Canada in oil production. Despite ongoing military actions, Baku remained the main provider of fuels and lubricants, sending 23.5 ...

  6. Dodge Line - Wikipedia

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    The Dodge Line or Dodge Plan was a financial and monetary contraction policy drafted by American economist Joseph Dodge for Japan to gain economic independence and stamp out inflation after World War II. [1] It was announced on March 7, 1949.

  7. Economy of Nazi Germany - Wikipedia

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    A large trade deficit seemed almost inevitable. But Hitler found this prospect unacceptable. Germany began to move away from partially free trade in the direction of economic self-sufficiency. [96] Hitler was aware of the fact that Germany lacked reserves of raw materials, and full autarky was therefore impossible. Thus he chose a different ...

  8. Stabilization Act of 1942 - Wikipedia

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    The Stabilization Act of 1942 (Pub. L. 77–729, 56 Stat. 765, enacted October 2, 1942), formally entitled "An Act to Amend the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, to Aid in Preventing Inflation, and for Other Purposes," and sometimes referred to as the "Inflation Control Act", [1] was an act of Congress that amended the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942.

  9. Post–World War II economic expansion - Wikipedia

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    Belgium experienced a brief but very rapid economic recovery in the aftermath of World War II. The comparatively light damage sustained by Belgium's heavy industry during the German occupation and the Europe-wide need for the country's traditional exports (steel and coal, textiles, and railway infrastructure) meant that Belgium became the first ...