The Morgenthau Plan : Soviet influence on American postwar policy

The Morgenthau Plan : Soviet influence on American postwar policy /

The Morgenthau Plan, the Allies' post-war policy that preceded the Marshall Plan, devastated what remained of Germany after the war was officially over. Was this ""economic idiocy""--Or intentional destruction of a surrendered country? The current work documents how the Morg...

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Main Author: Dietrich, John, 1946-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Algora Publishing, 2013.
Edition:Revised edition.
Subjects:
Morgenthau, Henry, > 1891-1967.
Reconstruction (1939-1951) > Germany.
United States > Foreign relations > Germany.
Germany > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > 1945-1953.
United States > Foreign relations > Soviet Union.
Soviet Union > Foreign relations > United States.
Germany > Economic conditions > 1945-1990.
Germany > Social conditions > 20th century.
Online Access: Full text (Emmanuel users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Harry Dexter White
  • The origins of the Morgenthau Plan
  • Planning for the Second Quebec Conference (Octagon)
  • The Second Quebec Conference (Octagon)
  • September 11-16, 1944
  • The immediate consequence of the Quebec Conference
  • German reaction to the Morgenthau Plan
  • Joint Chiefs of Staff Directive 1067
  • The economic consequence of the Morgenthau Plan
  • Table 6.1 industrial production index
  • Food rationing
  • Table 2.3 calories per capita per day from rationed food
  • Enforced/slave labor
  • The ethnic "cleansing" of Eastern Europe
  • Conclusion
  • Epilogue
  • Selected bibliography
  • Internet sources.

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