Why the Candy Bar Market Exploded After World War I | HISTORY

Who says War is always a bad thing Brother Dale. Can you imagine how many good time girls did whatever for a piece of candy? And the way it was so freely handed out, of course addictions were everywhere, and they followed the G.I.'s home to be shared with family and friends. Now, everybody gets the candy craze.

A big part of the Berlin Airlift at the end of WWII as well. All the Germans I met who were children then mentioned it, even those who had not been anywhere near Berlin.