HIST 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Bombing Of Dresden In World War Ii, Centrism, Planned Economy
28 Mar 2014
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Europe was a wasteland places like dresden were left destroyed from things like the. 50-60 million were dead (1/3 of those civilians) Strategic bombing had wiped out cities more german civilians died than soldiers. Constant shortages of food dependent on american food supplies. 11 million displaced persons waiting to be repatriated. Western europe recovered quite quickly and surged ahead to the highest level of prosperity ever known. Government planned mixed economies (capitalism with state planning) Social welfare states guaranteed housing, health, education and wages. A high degree of state investment kept employment up and kept the state growing. Technological innovation to mass produce appliances, cars, radios etc. and raise consumers. More and more education and highly skilled workers are feeding the consumer market. However the first consumers societies were not without discontent. [1] why did new consumer societies rise: new goods created new demand. Social welfare states with planned economies made safety nets against depression and consumer confidence rose.
