Ministry of Economic Warfare
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The Ministry of Economic Warfare was a British government department during World War II responsible for coordinating economic measures such as blockades, sanctions, and support for covert operations to weaken enemy powers.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Economic Warfare canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British government ministry
ⓘ
defunct government agency ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Admiralty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Board of Trade NERFINISHED ⓘ Foreign Office NERFINISHED ⓘ Ministry of Shipping NERFINISHED ⓘ Special Operations Executive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1945 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
blockade strategy
ⓘ
economic warfare ⓘ international trade control ⓘ sanctions policy ⓘ |
| hasMinister |
Hugh Dalton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hugh Gaitskell NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Selborne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
coordination of Allied economic pressure on enemy states
ⓘ
weakening Axis economic capacity ⓘ |
| inception | 1939 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
administration of the Allied blockade of Germany
ⓘ
coordination with the Special Operations Executive ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Government of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British war effort ⓘ |
| reasonForAbolition | end of World War II ⓘ |
| replacedBy | peacetime trade and economic departments of the UK government ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
blacklisting of enemy-linked firms
ⓘ
blockade of enemy states ⓘ control of strategic imports and exports ⓘ coordination of economic intelligence ⓘ economic warfare policy ⓘ propaganda related to economic warfare ⓘ support for covert operations ⓘ support for sabotage activities against enemy economies ⓘ trade sanctions against enemy powers ⓘ |
| subclassOf | government department responsible for economic warfare ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
blacklists of companies and individuals
ⓘ
financial sanctions ⓘ naval blockade ⓘ trade embargoes ⓘ |
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