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Russia and Britain had lots of standing factories at the end of WWII. Russia's military production had been moved away from the west of the country before Russ
by sien 10y ago
Russia and Britain had lots of standing factories at the end of WWII.
Russia's military production had been moved away from the west of the country before Russia got there.
Britain wasn't bombed heavily. The Luftwaffe didn't have the capacity.
- ch4s3 10y agoI'm being a bit hyperbolic, but I think my point stands that the US had many more factories left after the war, not to mention working age men. The US also had the Marshall Plan to repurpose that capacity into making products for domestic and foreign consumption.