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Annotated Bibliography.

Essay Title: Effects of the Great War on US Economy

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

and civilian sectors of the rear.

Tassava, Christopher. “The American Economy during World War II”. EH.Net

Encyclopedia, edited by Robert Whaples. February 10, 2008. URL

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

conversion tactics employed by the United States government to convert America’s

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

effects of war on Scientific and Technological Innovation, Aerospace and Shipbuilding.


Rae, J. and Binder, A. (2019). automotive industry | History, Developments, & Facts. [online]

Encyclopedia Britannica. Available at: https://www.britannica.com/technology/automotive-

industry [Accessed 29 Apr. 2019].

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;

how the mobilization increased employment and welfare.

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