History of the United States II / Unit 8 USH2 1075 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Paying for the War
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The idea
The war cost the United States more than thirty-two billion dollars by nineteen twenty, the anchor says.
In practice
Liberty bond drives raising twenty-three billion dollars from the public.
Where people slip
Digital History notes the brewing industry's claim that liquor taxes paid more for the war than liberty bonds. The claim failed to stop Prohibition.
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