What did it Mean to Win in World War II?

Abstract

This paper views certain characteristics of seven protagonists of World War II during the postwar decade to determine if therein might be found some insight concerning winning. China, France, Germany, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States of America (US) are appraised with respect to both national productivity and individual well-being. The statistics used are those pertaining to production of crude steel and electric energy, per capita gross national product, infant mortality, and diffusion of the private automobile. There appears to be little if any correlation between recovery and progress during the postwar decade and victory or defeat. Postwar well-being for the individual person depended more on whether or not his country was Communist ruled rather than whether the country was a winner or loser in war.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 08, 1966
Accession Number
ADA510147

Entities

People

  • J. B. Cooperhouse

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • China
  • East Germany
  • Electric Power
  • Far East
  • Foreign Aid
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • New York
  • Second World War
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • West Germany
  • Western Europe

Fields of Study

  • Political science

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  • Economics
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  • Strategic Security Studies