The Secret Motives Behind America’s Entry Into WWI

Описание: In 1917, President Woodrow Wilson told Americans they were going to war to “make the world safe for democracy.” But behind the speeches and the flags was something else — a financial emergency.

By the time the United States entered World War I, Wall Street had already loaned billions to Britain and France through J.P. Morgan & Co. If the Allies lost, America’s biggest banks would collapse. Neutrality wasn’t just a moral stance anymore — it was a financial risk.

This episode of The Financial Historian unravels the hidden economics behind America’s entry into the war — how private debt became public duty, how the Federal Reserve emerged as a wartime machine, and how the so-called “war for democracy” quietly reshaped the global financial system.

What if America didn’t enter World War I to save Europe — but to save its own balance sheets?

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