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Transformation Of American Wartime Economy To Peacetime Economy During The Initial Period Of Postwar

Posted on:2008-08-01Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:W YangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360215487605Subject:World History
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Transformation of American Wartime economy to Peacetimeeconomy is one of the most important missions of the United Statesduring the period of postwar. It was fulfilled smoothly by the UnitedStates. As an important phenomenon of history and economics, therewere lots of foreign research on the transition of postwar economy, Which mainly focused on one aspect, not perfect, on the contrary, therewere only a few domestic research on it, and most of them were briefdescriptions and appraisements in the main.The thesis utilized historical and economic methods, based on thereview of American history, the analysis of historical background, expounded the concrete process of economic transition, and afterwardsdrew some conclusions, gave some appraisements. Perfect descriptionsand profound analyses are the goal of this thesis.This thesis is divided into four parts: Chapter one: Reviews of American history. Reviewed Americaneconomic transition during the postwar period of Independence andCivil War, according to that, got a conclusion: economic transition hadnever been fulfilled smoothly in American history. Therefore, economictransition of American after the World Warâ…¡was placed an importantplace in American history.Chapter two: Analysed the historical background of economic transition of American during the initial period of postwar. First of all, the United States excriated itself from the influence of Great depression, then brought about a prosperous wartime economy, but because of theproduction and demand of civil goods were suppressed, there was anever-growing demand of the economic transition when the victoryaround the comer. The second, in the postwar period, the internationalsituation was relaxed, economy recovery and development became themainstream of times. At last, American leaders were inattentive toeconomic transition, the preparations of economic transition wereinadequate, even the suggestions from experts of economics were nottaken seriously, so the economic transition became more complicated.Chapter three: Described the concrete process of American economictransition during the initial period of postwar. Facing rigorous domesticsituation, arduous task of economic transition, the US governmentstrengthened the intervention by new and large-scale intervention oneconomy, American economic transition was finished smoothly.Chapter four: Described and appraised the results of economictransition. Since the economic transition was finished smoothly, theeconomy development of the United States was accelerated and the rateof unemployment of America was kept at a low level. Meanwhile, American economic transition had influence on future, which had amomentous current and far-reaching historical significance.
Keywords/Search Tags:the United States, wartime economy, peacetime economy, transition
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