Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - A karshen
na yakin duniya na biyu, yawancin Turai sun lalace. Jiragen sama da aka yi amfani da su a yaƙin sun lalata yawancin manyan birane, kuma masana'antu sun sha wahala sosai. Miliyoyin 'yan gudun hijira suna cikin sansanonin wucin gadi. An rushe hanyoyin kasuwanci na yankin sosai; miliyoyin mutane suna cikin sansanonin 'yan gudun hijira suna rayuwa da taimakon Amurka, wanda Majalisar Dinkin Duniya ta ba da taimako da sake dawowa da sauran hukumomi. Rashin abinci ya kasance mai tsanani, musamman ma a cikin hunturu mai tsanani na 1946-1947. Daga Yuli 1945 zuwa Yuni 1946, Amurka ta tura tan miliyan 16.5 na abinci, galibi alkama, zuwa Turai da Japan. Ya kai kashi ɗaya cikin shida na abincin Amirka kuma ya ba da adadin kuzari tiriliyan 35, wanda ya isa ya ba da adadin kuzari 400 a rana na shekara guda ga mutane miliyan 300.