War on the Homefront :
War on the Homefront NATIONALISM: Most people believed their nation was right!
Most people supported the war
Men volunteered for service (honor)
TOTAL WAR
PRODUCTION :
PRODUCTION WAR DICTATORSHIP = STATE SOCIALISM
NO FREE ENTERPRISE
PRIORITIES, RATIONING, PRICE SETTING, WAGE CONTROL, RECYCLING, CENSORSHIP
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GERMANY’S AUXILLIARY SERVICE LAW
-All men 17 – 60 can work only at “essential” jobs
Women expected to
work too!
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FULL EMPLOYMENT
Labor Unions cooperated with gov’ts. (No Strikes)
Gap between rich & poor lessened
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England survived on imports from the U.S.A. U.S.A.
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BUT . . .
WAR DICTATORSHIP LEADS TO DEFICIT
THEN TO DEPRESSION AFTER THE WAR IS OVER
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