Germany And The World War II - 2154 Words

It is hard to believe that a war-torn country such as Germany can flourish into Europe’s largest economy. What is even harder to believe is that it had achieved this feat in a significantly shorter time than other European nations. Germany had experienced devastating losses in both World War 1 and World War 2. The combinational blows of Germany’s countless number of war casualties, the irrational reparation payments and the following hyperinflation had crippled the German industry. Despite this, German industry had managed to miraculously emerge at the top of the European economy. The outcome of war was the key reason why Germany is as economically prosperous as it is today There were several reasons to explain why the Germans were able†¦show more content†¦Much like how a sponge absorbs water, Germany was constantly absorbing new technologies; often improving them in the process. The German mainland was also very rich in natural resources. The region was plent iful with wood, water, food, stone, and many other necessities to support a large population. Abundances in coal, iron and oil will later prove to have an enormous contribution to the mechanization of German industry. The region also had a fairly moderate climate, made it significantly easier to grow food and granted more forgiving living conditions. German winter was considerably warmer in comparison to that of its neighbours in Russia and Scandinavia, which allowed for longer, often higher yielding growing seasons. The combination of a steady flow of new ideas, an abundance of natural recourses and a forgiving climate granted the ideal conditions for Germany to industrialize. By the early 19th century, Germany had consisted as several un-unified Germanic states. Although these states were separate governing bodies, they had many things in common which would ultimately lead to their unification. German nationalism was driven by four main forces. The first of which was race. Many of the people in the region were derived from Germanic origin. Much like as we have seen in the colonial United States, a commonly shared ancestry has helped promote the unification of these nation states. Culture was another powerful