What is an anvil? what dose von bulow mean when he say germany will be "a hammer or an anvil"?

Explain how the poverty level is determined. on edinuity* the possible answer may the poverty level is defined by the u.s. bureau of the census and it is determined by calculating the cost of providing an adequate diet. this number is then multiplied by three because research has indicated that poor people spend a third of their income on food.