How A Broke America Paid For The Most Expensive War Ever

In 1941, America went to war while still recovering from the Great Depression. Here's how it paid for the most expensive war in history: taxes, war bonds, banks, a $2 billion secret, and factories that built a bomber every hour. Explained by a monkey. 🍌 0:00 Pearl Harbor 0:26 A country on its knees 0:51 The bill 1:13 Paying for everyone else's war 1:39 Way 1: taxes 2:38 Way 2: war bonds 3:15 Way 3: the banks 3:44 Rationing 4:19 Willow Run: a bomber every hour 5:07 Liberty ships 5:52 War profits 6:06 The $2 billion secret 7:08 The Depression ends 7:23 Bretton Woods 8:00 The GI Bill 8:49 The debt that came after 9:17 3 lessons for your money 9:45 The book 📚 Freedom's Forge by Arthur Herman, how American factories won WW2: 🇦🇺 https://link.amazon/B0d2RL9MV As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 📺 Watch next: The 1929 Crash: How America Lost Everything in a Week 📱 Instagram: @thebananaempire 🎵 TikTok: @thebananaempiretv Education and entertainment only, not financial advice. #TheBananaEmpire #MoneyHistory #HistoryExplained #EconomicsExplained #FinancialHistory #AnimatedHistory #WW2 #WorldWar2 #PearlHarbor #MoneyHistory