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Non-Tech : Derivatives: Darth Vader's Revenge
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To: ahhaha who wrote (336)10/4/1998 7:05:00 PM
From: Enigma  Read Replies (1) of 2794
 
Ah - I'm always interested in what you say of course. I'm not sure about the Depression post war however. I was about 11 at the end of the war - having returned to the UK from abroad The UK in particular was bleak - as a victor in the war it was bled dry - rationing continued until the early 50s. The UK suffered in a special way because its reserves were drained and it was not the beneficiary of the Marshall Plan cf Germany and France - irony indeed. The cost of so-called Lend Lease was was particularly harsh for Britain - the US claimed a large chunk of its gold reserves and some possessions too.
So the UK was an isolated pocket of deprivation (not talking about the eastern block) - but my impression has been that the post war years were great ones for the US when it finally emerged as the world power and the industrial force of the world. I don't really buy into text book conspiracies - not about this period anyway. E
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