How could Germany wage world wars against so many countries and not immediately have it's economy go down the drain? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

How could Germany wage world wars against so many countries and not immediately have it's economy go down the drain?

by ThingsThatMakeMeMad

It was fighting both world wars against most of its closest trading partners... How did their economy continue to function?

Furthermore, why did the wars take so long to end with the amount of foes they were facing?

LBo87

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