Control of taxes, use of female workers, monitoring inflation, direction of industry
international contacts in 'sterling area' which used to raise money but built up national debt
Lend-Lease 1941 $50 billion
Success of German economic plans?
Their economy was entirely reorientated. Speer was tasked by Hitler with making an efficient system but even with improvements the Third Reich failed to use their resources to their fullest potential. Conquests gave them essential supplies. Struggled economically- lacked focus eg more focus on Holocaust/ Allied bombing campaigns
Germany were obsessed with what which was deterimental?
Self sufficiency
Success of Allied economic plans?
Britain outproduced Germany. Stalin mobilises the economy to support war effort- 5YPs success, increases 3x, long working hours, strict working conditions, conscripted all women into work. Operation Barbarossa all Stalin had to do was move everything East. USA outproduced all axis powers combined.
How much did the Soviets get from the Lend-Lease Act 1941?
