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  2. 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 ...

  3. 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 ...

  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. Economic liberalization in the post–World War II era - Wikipedia

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    After World War II, many countries adopted policies of economic liberalization in order to stimulate their economies.. The period directly after the war did not see many, the most notable exception being West Germany's reforms of 1948, which set the stage for the Wirtschaftswunder in the 1950s and helped inform many of the liberalisations that were to come.

  6. Soviet industry in World War II - Wikipedia

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    This required the country's leadership to take urgent measures to strengthen the nation's economy, with a primary focus on the defense industries. The Soviet Union's war effort in World War II began when the Soviet Union was invaded on the 22 of June 1941. The Soviet Union was at a disadvantage from the very beginning.

  7. 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.

  8. Monnet Plan - Wikipedia

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    Faced with the challenge of reconstruction after World War II, France implemented the Modernization and Re-equipment Plan, which was designed to spur economic recovery. [ 1 ] : 38 This plan is commonly known as the “ Monnet Plan ” after Jean Monnet , the chief advocate and first head of the General Planning Commission ( Le Commissariat ...

  9. Greek economic miracle - Wikipedia

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    Marginal GDP contractions were recorded in the 1980s, although these were partly counterbalanced by the evolution of the Greek economy during that time. Between the early 1970s and 1990s, double-digit inflation, often closer to 20% than 10%, was normal until monetary policies were changed to comply with the criteria for joining the Eurozone .