World War II
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World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict fought from 1 September 1939 to 2 September 1945 between the Allied and Axis powers. Nearly all countries participated, and the war became an unprecedented total conflict marked by the Holocaust, mass civilian deaths, genocide, and the use of nuclear weapons; an estimated 60–75 million people died, making it the deadliest conflict in history.
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Mentions of World War II per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, markets & investing.
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| Day | Share (7-day) | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 20 | 0.26‰ | 1 |
| Sep 1 | 0.25‰ | 1 |
| Sep 4 | 0.46‰ | 1 |
| Sep 11 | 0.55‰ | 2 |
| Sep 12 | 0.80‰ | 1 |
| Sep 17 | 0.95‰ | 1 |
| Sep 21 | 0.65‰ | 2 |
| Sep 22 | 0.99‰ | 2 |
| Sep 25 | 1.01‰ | 1 |
| Sep 27 | 1.28‰ | 1 |
| Oct 5 | 0.21‰ | 1 |
| Oct 7 | 0.41‰ | 1 |
| Oct 8 | 0.63‰ | 1 |
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World War II is being used to frame war, industry, technology, and geopolitics
On Friday Night Economic Review, guests argue that World War II reshaped global finance and currency power, while Germany lost because the United States produced greater quantities.[1][2]
On Odd Lots, Robert Friedland compares current resource diplomacy with Pearl Harbor, while Chris Power argues that American industrial output and logistics overcame superior German engineering.[3][4]
On How I Invest with David Weisburd, Ethan Brady uses Pearl Harbor to illustrate how defense technology shifted from battleships to aircraft carriers, while Jason Robbins discusses IBM’s World War II-era bets.[5][6]
Friday Night Economic Review also carries claims from Mel K that the accepted account of World War II and its aftermath conceals what really happened, including her view that Nazi Germany did not truly lose.[7]
Other shows use World War II as historical context: Bloomberg discusses housing for returning veterans and a German election setback, while The Investor’s Podcast refers to the postwar geopolitical period and prolonged conflicts.[8][9][10]
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- 1.Friday Night Economic Review · Global Capital Is Warning of What Comes Next | Martin ArmstrongMartin Armstrong · Sep 11 · Listen at 11:44 ↗
“at, you know, the capital flows. The U .S. was virtually bankrupt in 1896. It's when J .P. Morgan had to put together $100 million in gold to bail out the Treasury. It was World War I and II that made the United States the reserve currency.”
- 2.Friday Night Economic Review · Global Capital Is Warning of What Comes Next | Martin ArmstrongMartin Armstrong · Sep 11 · Listen at 59:07 ↗
“Look, this is how Germany lost in World War II. They were meticulous about all the equipment that they had. Yes, it was the best in the world. Okay. But they couldn't produce quantity. And the U.S. was turning out Jeeps left and right. We b”
- 3.Odd Lots · Robert Friedland on the World's Monumental Shortage of CopperRobert Friedland · Sep 12 · Listen at 46:17 ↗
“in Ukraine, I will help you if you give me critical raw materials. It's become very mercantile. You never saw an American president say, I will help you only if we have critical raw materials. If you'll give me five minutes, I want to talk”
- 4.Odd Lots · How LA Is Quietly Becoming America's New Industrial Tech HubChris Power · Sep 21 · Listen at 23:29 ↗
“and we run out in seven days. China produced 2 ,600 ships and we produced six, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. And the thing that you need to realize is in Germany versus America, which is the proxy of World War II, we actually sucked at e”
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