{"id":34915,"date":"2016-05-25T04:00:31","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T08:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=34915"},"modified":"2018-08-08T10:56:08","modified_gmt":"2018-08-08T14:56:08","slug":"ww2-the-resource-war-i-arsenal-of-democracy-extra-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2016\/05\/25\/ww2-the-resource-war-i-arsenal-of-democracy-extra-history\/","title":{"rendered":"WW2: The Resource War &#8211; I: Arsenal of Democracy &#8211; Extra History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NYv-GC8DgMk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Published on 5 Apr 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>*Sponsored* <em>Hearts of Iron IV<\/em> comes out on June 6! Check out the game: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paradoxplaza.com\/hearts-of-iron-iv\/?___store=world&#038;utm_source=youtube&#038;utm_medium=video&#038;utm_campaign=hoi4_hoi_extrahistory_all_20160405\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/pdxint.at\/hoi4_coming_soon<\/a><br \/>\nTo understand nations at war, you have to look at how their economies function. With World War II on the horizon, Europe and Asia dug themselves in for a fight &#8211; and a look at each other&#8217;s resources told them what to expect.<br \/>\n____________<\/p>\n<p>European economies were so closely connected that some people expected they have to avoid another world war or destroy their finances, but in fact World War I had taught them how to prepare for just such a scenario. Germany, France, and Great Britain all invested in their military before war broke out. When evaluating these economies to see how war would affect them, we look at four main factors: GDP, population, territorial extent, and per capita income. Broadly, this helps us determine how resilient, expansive, self-sufficient, and developed a nation is. All of those factors determine how a nation must conduct its war. For example, the vast territorial holdings of the British Empire meant that they had vast resources to draw upon but needed a long time to mobilize them, which helped Germany determine that they needed to strike fast and win big if they hoped to win the war before Britain&#8217;s full resources came into play. Japan also estimated that they could win a war in the Pacific if they managed to win before the US had been involved for more than 6 months. These calculations drove the early strategies of the Axis powers, but the participation of the US would later prove to be a crucial factor.<br \/>\n____________<\/p>\n<p>BONUS! Economies of Japan and China before WWII:<\/p>\n<p>GDP (Bn USD-1990)<br \/>\nJapan &#8211; 169.4<br \/>\nJapanese Colonies &#8211; 62.9<br \/>\nChina (exc. Manchuria): 320.5<\/p>\n<p>POPULATION (mil)<br \/>\nJapan &#8211; 71.9<br \/>\nJapanese Colonies: 59.8<br \/>\nChina (exc. Manchuria): 411.7<\/p>\n<p>TERRITORY (thous sq.km)<br \/>\nJapan &#8211; 382<br \/>\nJapanese Colonies &#8211; 1602<br \/>\nChina (exc. Manchuria): 9800<\/p>\n<p>AVG ANNUAL WAGE (USD-1990)<br \/>\nJapan &#8211; 2,356<br \/>\nJapanese Colonies &#8211; 1,052<br \/>\nChina (exc. Manchuria) &#8211; 778<\/p>\n<p>From: <em>The Economics of World War II: Six Great Powers in International Comparison<\/em> by Mark Harrison<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published on 5 Apr 2016 *Sponsored* Hearts of Iron IV comes out on June 6! Check out the game: http:\/\/pdxint.at\/hoi4_coming_soon To understand nations at war, you have to look at how their economies function. 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