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Originally Posted by Hawkeye
No, dumbass. WW2 did not end the Depression. That's as dumb as saying that we should pay people to break windows and fix them again.
The reason the USA was in relatively good shape in 1946 is because most of Europe and Asia were in ruins. The USA was the only country that didn't have to rebuild itself, so the dollar was strong.
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So isn't that basically saying the same thing? WW2 caused these countries to be in ruins and with the US not having to rebuild itself left us with an economic advantage - an advantage we may very well not have had if those countries weren't in ruin.
WW2 leaving these countries in ruins and having to rebuild themsleves = US in a good position because of it = WW2 helped end the depression.