An Economic History of the World since 1400

World War I: Industrial Powers Collide (1x31)

Udgivelsesdato: Okt 07, 2016

World War I was a global catastrophe that had an important effect on the world economy. First, focus on how the war put an end to free-trade policies and allowed governments to take more direct control of economic affairs. Then, survey the post-war economic world: a period of decline filled with falling production, population loss, enormous debts, and a return to protectionism.