The German economic experiment

Hitler brought a new spirit to the German people during the Nazi era, filled with pride and arrogance after the bitterness of a long defeat resulting from his defeat in World War I. To the extent that the German citizen believed he was a unique race above humans, and everyone should submit to him and remain under his command. This is according to Hitler himself.

Germany, under the leadership of one man, except for Mander, supported Hitler in World War II and excelled in various sciences, technologies, and civilizational progress (industry, especially military, agriculture, medicine, etc.). The world then saw Germany as the greatest example of development and progress until Hitler's colonial ambitions prevailed, wanting to dominate the world with the German people. But after the Allies formed against him and his bitter defeat in the war, Germany fell into ruin.

Germany was divided among the alliance countries. Eastern Germany belonged to the Soviet Union, and Western Germany belonged to Western European countries and the United States. Germany suffered the bitterness of war, the specter of defeat, and the humiliation of unexpected defeat after long victories and pride. Additionally, there were accumulated debts imposed by the alliance countries on Germany.

6.9 million Germans, military and civilian, died. Germany's population decreased to 27 million, with 20 million being women, meaning 75% of the German population were women. Among them were 15 million widows who lost their families in the war or were captured or died from illness. Historians called German women during this period "the ladies of the ruins." Those who delve into the German experience after World War II know that the secret of its revival was its women.

German women wrote motivational phrases on walls and ruins, filled with optimism, the most important of which were "Germany is not impossible," and "Sow hope before wheat." Despite famine due to scarce resources and the collapse of the currency (10 Reichsmarks = 1 new German mark), German women fought back with the idea of ​​"savings banks," lending German banks all their gold and jewelry.

During the reign of the new German government leader (Chancellor Konrad Adenauer) and his Minister of Economy (Ludwig Erhard), they laid the groundwork for the concept of "social economy and financial awareness." The people's loyalty to the revival and reconstruction of their homeland became absolute. Consequently, 95% of the German people had bank accounts. Moreover, they established the idea of a "free market" and promoted capitalist policies.

Germany encouraged the establishment of small and medium-sized projects with small and medium loans, and these projects witnessed remarkable success. Meanwhile, 16 million unemployed people from East Germany were absorbed due to their political affiliation. A regional development plan was made to raise the standard of living for individuals and reduce disparities between cities and outskirts.

America helped West Germany with grants and loans related to the Marshall Plan to ensure its loyalty to the Western capitalist alliance over the Eastern socialist alliance, which was affiliated with the Soviet Union. Germany benefited from aid in restructuring the educational system, introducing a new phase of education (kindergartens), strengthening technical education (industrial and agricultural), and making it a priority. Its educational experience was the nucleus of the success of all educational experiments in Europe, especially Sweden and Finland, who adopted and developed the German experience.

Germany armed itself with 30,000 researchers and 110,000 innovative companies towards technical and non-technical future. The number of patents registered annually in the German National Office approached 60,000, ranking first in Europe in the number of patents. Germany revived the industrial sector (chemical, mechanical, and electronics industries) and exported German products widely and unprecedentedly.

Germany became a pioneer in the European healthcare system. Its health insurance system dates back to 1883, and it has been developed several times. Now, every patient is reviewed by 60,000 home doctors in four seasons, supported by a medical information bank for each patient according to their medical history.

Gradually, West Germany merged economically with Western European countries, and East Germany joined the Union in the early 1990s. They established multiple partnerships and economic cooperation in various fields, most notably the establishment of the European aircraft manufacturing company Airbus. After that, they entered major international alliances, starting with military alliances like NATO, and ending with civil alliances like the European Union.

In the global tradition, the German people are the "inventors" of modern freedom and civility based on the principle of individual freedom. The constitution and the law apply to everyone. Like all advanced economies, the German economy currently relies not on manufacturing or exports as much as it does on "services." Currently, 29 million German citizens work in services (12 million in hospitality, restaurants, hotels, and transport - 10 million in commercial services - 7 million in finance and corporate services).

Germany is now the largest economy in the European Union without dispute, with a Gross Domestic Product of 3.3 trillion dollars. Despite being the most populous country in Europe, so that no one can justify the large population. Among the strongest militarily and politically, and the strongest in international hegemony and political conflicts.