A Probe Into British's Economic Warfare To German In The Early Stage Of World War Ⅱ (1939.9-1940.6)

The wartime Economic warfare,as an important and particular fighting form,was recognized and employed sucessfuly in two word wars.This thesis tries to review the British's Economic Warfare to German in the Early Stage of World Warâ…¡such as background,process, main measures,indirecet efforts,etc.On the basis of expatiating on the Sweden's Iron-Ore and Rumania Oil problems,the article will summarize its effection and appraise it properly.The full text is divided into four chapters.Chapter one introduces the historical and realistic backgrounds and prewar preparations.Chapter two discusses the process,main measures and indirecet efforts,etc.The foundation of the Ministry of Economic Warfare and the release of the embargo commodities list marked the formal beginning of the British's Economic Warfare to German.In order to weaken and destroy the German's war economy,the Ministry of Economic Warfare employed some measures chiefly such as intercepting German goods,laying mines, implementing black-listing and licese of export,concluding wartime trade agreements with neutrial nations,pre-emption purchasing,controlling the source of German's import,etc.Besides, in order to reinforce its effect,the Ministry of Economic Warfare made some efforts to Spain,Italy and USSR.Chapter three expounds the Sweden's iron-ore and Rumania oil problems of the British's Economic Warfare to German in the Early Stage of World Warâ…¡.The Sweden's iron-ore and Rumania oil were the most scanty strategy materials for German in the Early Stage of World Warâ…¡and had the most inportant significance for the efforts of the British's Economic Warfare to German.The last chapter discusses the achievements and deficiencies of the British's Economic Warfare to German,examines the standard of successful Economic Warfare again, reveales the root of its defeat,confirms its strategics postive significance.Altogether,though the British's Economic Warfare to German in the Early Stage of World Warâ…¡had prepared sufficiently and carded out effectively,it gained some achievements and had some postive significance.But accompany with the British military aggravation in the Early Stage of War the pre-war British government,the achievements of it were overwhelmed by the setback of battlefield because of preparation for war negatively,which was influenced by pre-war pease thought and the Chamberlain's appeasement policy.