The Importance of Chrome in the Historical Context of the Turkish-German Relations between 1933 and 1945
The Importance of Chrome in the Historical Context of the Turkish-German Relations between 1933 and 1945

Summary/Abstract: This paper discusses the importance of chrome in the historical context of the Turkish-German relations between 1933 and 1945. Chrome attains its central significance due to its indispensability in the defense industry production. On the evidence of the political aim of the National Socialist government it endeavored to ensure chrome especially from Turkey because it was, in comparison to the other suppliers, the only country which was reachable by land and by sea. On the contrary,Turkey was interested in a relationship with Germany owing to the Turkishindustrialization efforts as well. Germany was equipped with know-how and human capital which Turkey lacked. Both countries complemented each other economically, whereby the economic cooperation depended on stable political conditions. To understand this interaction the analysis deals with both the political and economic level. Considering this fact, the time period between 1933 and 1945 is divided in three phaseswhich reflect the dynamic relations between Turkey and Germany based on those two levels.

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