To: dennisw
We also had severe rationing of raw materials during World War II. One reason for that rationing was that we faced shortages of materials that had previously been imported from parts of the world that ended up in hostile hands (rubber is a good example of this).
I may be wrong about this, but I believe the notion that the U.S. was a self-sufficient nation before World War II is a myth.
185 posted on
11/02/2007 8:13:34 AM PDT by
Alberta's Child
(I'm out on the outskirts of nowhere . . . with ghosts on my trail, chasing me there.)
To: Alberta's Child
I may be wrong about this, but I believe the notion that the U.S. was a self-sufficient nation before World War II is a myth.
You believe a lot of things. What I remember is trade being 5% of our economy back then
Would a rational person call that self sufficient? Ask yourself that
190 posted on
11/02/2007 8:16:56 AM PDT by
dennisw
(Four and a half acres of sovereign U.S. territory,anytime,anywhere ---- US aircraft carrier)
To: Alberta's Child
Coffee and tea was some of our first imports and we are still importing them. Note this was a he!! of a long time before free trade agreements. Free traders did not invent trade!
197 posted on
11/02/2007 8:21:03 AM PDT by
texastoo
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