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Harrison, Mark. “Resource Mobilization for World War II: The U.S.A., U.K., U.S.S.R., and
Germany, 1938-1945.” The Economic History Review, vol. 41, no. 2, 1988, pp. 171–192.
JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/2596054.
Harrison’s article looks into the how the different powers prepared for war, and what the
economic implications of their policies were. In section two, the article looks into the
resource availability and the ability to mobilize them speedily and fully, and their
coordination in correct proportions between the front and rear and between the military
Tassava, Christopher. “The American Economy during World War II”. EH.Net
http://eh.net/encyclopedia/the-american-economy-during-world-war-ii/
This Journal by Christopher Tassava discusses how the American industry was
revitalized by the war. It first assess the preparedness for war and then delves into the
industrial base to produce armaments and other war materiel rather than civilian goods.
This journal also discusses the role of different bodies including Office of War
Mobilization and the War Production Board in the war along with different government
tools used to aid the war including Taxation and War bonds. Finally it discusses the
The article by Rae and Binder explores the contribution of American automotive industry
to the Second World War and how at the end of the Great War, the industry experienced
a striking expansion of motor vehicle production. It also focusses on the shifts by major
industrialists from cars and jeeps to tanks and aircrafts. The article then talks about the
companies shift back to automotive production and how the entire process boosted the
industry.
State, U.S. Department of. "The Post-War Economy: 1945-1960." ThoughtCo, Jun. 22,
2018, thoughtco.com/the-post-war-us-economy-1945-to-1960-1148153.
The Post-War Economy:1945-1960 discusses how the need to produce war supplies had
given rise to a huge military-industrial complex during the war and how it did not
disappear with the war's end. It then proceeds to discuss the changes in the American
workforce and the change in its productivity. It finally talks about the factors that let
Americans to migrate from central cities to suburbs and its implications on the economy;