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What methods did governments use to mobilize for the world wars?
The recruitment of volunteers to fill the ranks no longer sufficed. Governments turned to conscription, created huge forces, and harnessed their national economies to conduct war.
Why did German soldiers keep fighting?
Ultimately, Kershaw argues, the most significant reason why Germany kept fighting was that Hitler’s system of charismatic rule remained in place, ensuring that, until his suicide, he alone, a leader who refused to countenance capitulation, determined all war policy.
How did the United States mobilize and prepare for World War II?
The US Mobilization for WW2 included adopting policies such as the Cost-Plus Contracts to encourage industries to convert to war production to produce materials and vehicles as quickly as possible. US Mobilization for WW2 included the Selective Service and Training Act (draft) and the training and deployment of troops.
What did German civilians do during WW2?
German civilians had known about the thousands of concentration camps, millions of slave laborers, and aggressive wars their nation started, yet most took no actions to stop the war or save their Jewish, Roma, homosexual, and Slavic neighbors.
How did the allies mobilize all their resources for the war effort?
How did Allies mobilize all their resources for war effort? The allies devoted all their resources to the war effort. Governments took a greater role in the economy for example factories were ordered to make tanks instead of cars. How did Allies push back the Axis powers on four fronts?
What action did the US government take to mobilize for WW1?
Troops were needed for the US army and American industry had to be converted to war production. WW1 mobilization was achieved by mobilizing the troops and the workforce and creating new Federal agencies to regulate the economy and ensure the efficient use of national resources to further the war effort.