In the long course of history, people can always feel the mysterious interweaving of fate, which will inevitably manifest ...... in certain eventsJust like Nazi Germany in the outbreak of World War II, it actually reshaped the country's economic structure in the flames of war.
In this history, how did we the Nazis deal with the economic crisis at that time, and how did we effectively manage the country's economic system while facing powerful opponents such as the United States and the Soviet Union.
The Nazi Party did not have the rich economic ideas it has today, and Hitler did not have a clear policy of economic management or reform before taking over Germany, which led to a lack of an overall economic plan within the party.
However, over time, the economic practices of the Nazis gradually evolved, profoundly affecting the development of the country and the changes in the situation of the war.
In 1929, the Great Depression hit the United States and quickly spread to Europe. Against this background, Weimar Germany, with the support of the United States, struggled to maintain its economic system.
However, once this aid was withdrawn, Germany fell into a serious economic crisis. The predicament of this period was deeply imprinted in the hearts of the people, becoming one of the more deeply rooted elements of Hitler's speeches, and driving the rise of the Nazis in Germany.
However, when the Nazis came to power, they were faced not only with the question of how to maintain power, but also with the need for substantive action.
After the First World War, the world economy began to recover, but the Nazis needed to show themselves by deeds. The leader of economic action, Almar Schacht, was not a member of the Nazi party, but he played a key role in economic reform.
He proposed a plan to stimulate demand and boost domestic economic development by increasing state spending, and to achieve this through a deficit management system. The state invested mainly in construction and transportation, infrastructure and unemployment were significantly improved, and the Nazi economy gradually recovered.
However, over time, the Nazis gradually evolved into economic players. Schacht's policy gave the Nazis complete control over Germany's finances, and heavy industry and the military became the main direction of development. As the Nazis focused more on rearmament, internal divisions arose.
In this context, Hermann Goering, among others, advocates an accelerated arms race, which is contrary to the views that advocate higher living standards and consumer sales. Hitler personally called for the economy to prepare for war, making the impact of the Nazis on the economy even more far-reaching.
However, as the war continued to expand, the Nazi economy gradually faced serious challenges.
Despite attempts by Speer and others to control industry through the Planning Commission, Germany failed to reach its full economic potential due to industrial inefficiency, resource scarcity, and poor organization. The intervention of the United States provided the Allies with a strong industrial capacity, and Germany's production capacity was never able to catch up.
The Nazis, although trying to adjust through new laws and reorganization, were ultimately defeated at the end of the war.
This history makes us think that if resources had been better organized and utilized, perhaps the results would have been different.