what attributed to post-world War II economic expansion?
Answer Hi Milo, Post WWII economic expansion was mostly due to rebuilding after the war. During the war, people put many purchases on hold and were ready to spend after the war. Rebuilding Japan and Western Europe allowed for growth since they were starting from virtually nothing. In the US, participation in the rebuilding helped too. None of the four German occupation zones was meant to be permanent. It was originally anticipated a that all four zones would allow Germany to reunite. However, the merger did make clear to the Soviets that the western powers were united in opposition to them. President Truman fired Gen. MacArthur because he was disobeying orders, threatening to invade China and use nuclear weapons, and likely would have started WWIII had be been allowed to continue.
