The Hidden History of Currency Wars in the 1800s

Описание: This video explores the hidden battles of the nineteenth century—not fought with cannons, but with currency. Opening in foggy London in 1816, it reveals how clerks, banks, and governments quietly shaped the fate of empires through money. While history often remembers steam engines and imperial wars, the video argues that the true struggle ran beneath them: a global fight over gold, silver, paper notes, and control of finance.

From Britain’s suspension of gold payments during the Napoleonic Wars to the rise of the gold standard, the film shows how monetary policy became a strategic weapon. It traces how Britain’s financial dominance grew, how silver-based economies suffered deflation and debt, and how the United States was torn apart by conflicts over “hard” versus “soft” money. The story expands globally, examining how China was weakened through silver drain and opium, and how Latin American nations were bound by gold-denominated debt to foreign powers.

By the late 1800s, the gold standard ruled—but at great social cost, fueling inequality and political revolt. The video concludes that modern financial systems, central banks, and currency conflicts all descend from these nineteenth-century currency wars—conflicts that never truly ended.


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