HIEU 137
July 8, 2002
Lecture 6: “The War Economy and Home Front”

I.  Introduction

II.  War economy
    A.  Economy
    B.  Economic Warfare
    C.  Economic Mobilization
         1.  Funding
         2.  Military-industrial complexes
         3.  Other countries vs Germany
    D.  Changes in the social structure

III.  Home front
    A.  Women in the workforce
    B.  “Women’s duty” in the war -- Bearing new soldiers
          Art slides
    C.  Family life
    D.  Resentment towards women
    E.  Challenging the thesis of ‘Resentment’
    F.  Food rationing/Riots
    G. Civilian uproar
          Art Slides -- You can view the following slides online:
         -- Käthe Kollwitz, Killed In Action   (1921)
         -- Käthe Kollwitz, War: The Widow (1922/23)
         -- Käthe Kollwitz, War: Volunteers (1922-3)
         -- Käthe Kollwitz, War: The Mothers  (1922)
         -- Käthe Kollwitz, Never Again War  (1924)

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