Generally speaking, for a period after the war, the status of the Soviet Union in the international arena was contradictory: in politics, military affairs and diplomacy, the Soviet Union was undoubtedly a world-class power on an equal footing with the United States, but in social and economic life, the Soviet Union was in a very weak and dangerous situation. The formation of this situation is not only due to the destruction of the war and the huge material cost paid by the Soviet Union in the war. The brilliant victory of the Soviet Union led by Stalin over the fascist countries in the Second World War gave Soviet leaders an illusion, as if this victory fully proved the superiority and correctness of the Soviet Union's pre-war policy of super-industrialization and giving priority to the development of heavy industry in the economic development model. The excessively centralized and unified planned economy of the Soviet Union is actually equivalent to the wartime economic system and the quasi-wartime economic system. Its characteristics and advantages lie in the mobilization and allocation of resources, not in the effective utilization and reproduction of resources. Therefore, to some extent, it can be considered that the Soviet economic system played an important role in the victory of the war, and the war seemed to give the Soviet economic system a shot in the arm before the war, which made Stalin and others think that they could continue to develop along the past economic road after entering the peacetime. Stalin's famous speech in February 1946 fully reflected the understanding level of Soviet leaders at that time, especially after the formation of the Cold War. In terms of foreign economic policy, the Soviet Union insisted on unified command and leadership of the economies of Eastern European countries on the grounds of opposing the Marshall Plan, and promoted this economic model throughout the Eastern European bloc. As a result, in many years after the war, the planned economy of the Soviet Union became more and more strict and centralized. By further expanding and perfecting the collective farm system, the agricultural tax still gives priority to the development of industries, especially heavy industries, depriving farmers of their rights. Therefore, social and economic life is tense and backward.

United States of America

The Bretton Woods Conference was held in the United States from 65438 to 0944.

Then began to establish an international monetary and financial system dominated by the US dollar.

1945, the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the World Bank, were formally established.

Then establish an international trade system centered on the United States.

1947, the United States, China and 23 other countries signed the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

Established an international free trade system and formed an international trade system centered on the United States.

The following effects

The establishment of American economic hegemony in the early postwar period is conducive to the development of American economy and foreign economic expansion.

It conforms to the historical trend of economic globalization and reflects the systematic and institutionalized development of the world economy after the Second World War.

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