HIS 187 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Unconditionally, Wage War, Case Blue
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These maps are misleading: germany in 1942 was not nearly as relatively strong as it was 1941. The japanese leadership knew it could not defeat the usa even before midway. By august 1941, usa attained parity in aircraft carriers and had already taken the offensive at. Imho: best it could attain from ussr was a statement/ compromised peace. El alamein stops axis in north africa. In a nutshell, tank production, 1943, post stalingrad, The production capacity and access to raw materials on the allied side was far greater than the. Moreover the allied was far more effective at harnessing their war potential. All axis powers were plagued by inefficiency. Axis regimes plagued by internal rivalries and lack of cooperation. The axis powers were at a serious disadvantage is a prolonged war. This is (cid:373)y hu(cid:373)(cid:271)le assess(cid:373)e(cid:374)t. ger(cid:373)a(cid:374)y"s ar(cid:373)y a(cid:374)d i(cid:374)dustrial (cid:271)ase was (cid:271)uilt to wi(cid:374) short, decisive wars.
