Potential Economic Strength and Weakness of the United States for War 1937-1938

Abstract

The economic needs of a nation, especially for war, cannot be considered as absolute and fixed. The military requirements will depend upon the extent of the national effort, which is governed by the national objective, the enemy's strength, and the theaters of operations. Furthermore, in a nation accustomed to a high standard of living many things are regarded as necessities, which in a country less favored by economic resources are considered extravagant luxuries. Consequently, the morale of our nationals might well suffer by economic restrictions that would not even be regarded as hardships in another country.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 26, 1938
Accession Number
AD1111421

Entities

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alloys
  • Automobiles
  • Commerce
  • Commodities
  • Fibers
  • Finance
  • International Trade
  • Machine Tools
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Munitions
  • Navy
  • Procurement
  • Strategic Materials
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Economics

Readers

  • Economics
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies