Event

Four Year Plan

1936 · 20th century

The Four Year Plan was an economic programme launched by Nazi Germany in 1936 under Hermann Göring to make the country ready for war within four years. It sought self-sufficiency in raw materials, building plants for synthetic fuel and rubber and exploiting low-grade iron ore, and it gave Göring wide control over the economy at the expense of Hjalmar Schacht.

Four Year Plan
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Four Year Plan. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/four-year-plan
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“Four Year Plan.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/four-year-plan. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Four Year Plan.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/four-year-plan.
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