Morgenthau Plan
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The Morgenthau Plan was a controversial World War II-era proposal to deindustrialize Germany and transform it into a primarily agrarian society to prevent it from ever again becoming a military threat.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Morgenthau Plan canonical | 5 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II-era proposal
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economic policy proposal ⓘ postwar plan ⓘ |
| accusedOf | seeking the pastoralization of Germany ⓘ |
| aimedToTransform | Germany into an agrarian society ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Germany ⓘ |
| archivedIn |
National Archives and Records Administration
ⓘ
surface form:
United States National Archives
|
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| countryOfProposer |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizedBy |
Cordell Hull
ⓘ
Herbert Hoover ⓘ many postwar historians ⓘ |
| documentForm | memorandum ⓘ |
| draftDate | 1944 ⓘ |
| field |
international relations
ⓘ
postwar reconstruction policy ⓘ |
| historicalAssessment | largely rejected in practice ⓘ |
| includedMeasure |
conversion of industrial regions to agricultural use
ⓘ
dismantling of German heavy industry ⓘ international control of the Ruhr area ⓘ partition of Germany into smaller states ⓘ |
| influenced | early U.S. occupation policy in Germany ⓘ |
| influenceDeclined | with adoption of the Marshall Plan ⓘ |
| initiallySupportedBy | Winston Churchill ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
limitation of German war-making potential
ⓘ
reduction of German industrial capacity ⓘ |
| languageUsedInDebate | pastoralization of Germany ⓘ |
| leakConsequence | Nazi propaganda exploitation ⓘ |
| leakedTo | American press ⓘ |
| mainGoal |
deindustrialization of Germany
ⓘ
prevention of future German military aggression ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Henry Morgenthau Jr. ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
United States Department of State
ⓘ
surface form:
United States State Department
United States Department of War ⓘ
surface form:
United States War Department
many American military leaders ⓘ many British officials ⓘ |
| policyType | punitive peace plan ⓘ |
| positionHeldByProposer |
Secretary of the Treasury
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Secretary of the Treasury
|
| presentedAt |
Quebec Conference (1944)
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surface form:
Second Quebec Conference
|
| presentedTo |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Henry Morgenthau Jr. ⓘ |
| reasonForControversy |
harsh treatment of postwar Germany
ⓘ
potential humanitarian consequences ⓘ risk of economic collapse in Germany ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Marshall Plan ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| usedIn | Nazi propaganda to stiffen German resistance ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Henry Morgenthau Jr.