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Definition of 'War Economy'

The organization of a country's production capacity and distribution during a time of conflict. A war economy must make substantial adjustments to its consumer production in order to accommodate defense production. Governments must choose how to allocate their resources in a war ecomony very carefully in order to achieve military victory while meeting vital domestic consumer needs.
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All of the major members of both the Axis and Allied powers had war economies during World War II. America's economic strength was a vital pillar that allowed the Allies to receive the money and equipment needed to defeat Axis.

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