HISTORY 2S03 Lecture Notes - Hindenburg Programme
23 Nov 2012
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Compare germany and britain the economic powerhouses of each side and both lasted the entire war. Germany is largely self-sufficient before the war enters the war in a good position. Choices made by the german government should have continued putting labour, capital, and raw materials into the agricultural sector those resources withdrawn. Labour taken to fight on the front not replaced by nearly enough female labour. Horses are necessary for agri productivity german army needs horses too requisitions horses and doesn"t replace them. Fertilizers needed to make explosives shift away from fertilizers for agriculture in order to make artillery. Hindenburg programme dramatically expand the armaments sector exacerbates situation in agricultural sector. 3. 5 kilos of potatoes a week . 7 litres of milk per week 160-220 grams per week 1 egg per week if available 8 oz of the spread . Some groups don"t suffer as much as others. German population living on food at or below subsistence level.
