| Purrybonker |
10-08-2018 12:40 AM |
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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
(Post 10204674)
Japan came back in a short time ONLY because we spent BILLIONS of dollars rebuilding them after the war. If we had been like most victors of a war it would have taken decades longer. We did for same for Germany and France and many countries. Now those three allies are very rich and powerful countries instead of being a third world country.
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erratum... "loaned" is not a synonym for "spent"; i.e. the Marshall Plan. War has been an export business for North America. At the end of WW2, ramped up industrial capacity needed consumptive capacity to keep the good times rolling. Hence the Marshall Plan (loaning $ to Europe to rebuild), etc. That Germany and Japan, et al became amazing industrial powers very quickly after WW2 is a credit to their capacity to build and succeed. Military service in Europe during the 60's showed me the difference between war recovery in the UK and Germany. Evidence of war in Germany was almost non-existent 15 years after virtually complete destruction yet downtown London still showed much evidence (actually years older) of bombing.
Give credit where due...
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