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Wwi Resource Centre:the Politics of Pecuniary Aggrandizement: 1912 1920 Website

Wwi Resource Centre:the Politics of Pecuniary Aggrandizement: 1912 1920 Website

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Wwi Resource Centre:the Politics of Pecuniary Aggrandizement: 1912 1920

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A chapter from a 1937 book by Ferdinand Ludnberg, America's 60 Families, discusses how World War I was financed and who profited from the war. About halfway through the page is mention of the War Industries Board and the heads of industry that were on the board.

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