Documents - Scarcity and Moral Uncertainty in Occupied Germany

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11.	The Situation of Young People in Aachen (1947) The harsh living conditions in postwar Germany had an especially negative effect on children and young people. As this 1947 report from the city of Aachen attests, a lack of food and care, irregular....
12.	"What Do I Need to Know about Soli Packages?" (1947) Packages with donated goods from abroad played an important role in alleviating hardship in postwar Germany. CARE packages from the private American aid organization CARE (Cooperative for American....
13.	"What You Won't Read in Baedeker. A Short Travel Guide through the Eastern Zone" (1947) A journalist visited distressed cities and regions in the Eastern Zone and compared the grim realities he encountered in 1947 with the images presented in the celebrated Baedeker travel guides of....
14.	"30,000 People are Walking in Igelit Sandals" (1948) The development and use of substitutes for raw and basic materials in short supply had already played an important role during World War II. This continued in the postwar economy of scarcity. In....
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