The Bank That Secretly Forced America Into War (The Hidden History of WWI)

By 1917, American bankers had loaned the Allies nearly three billion dollars. The steel, munitions, and chemical industries had all become completely dependent on the war for profit. And if Britain and France lost, every single one of those loans would vanish overnight. So what did the most powerful bank in America do? Everything in its power to make sure that didn't happen. This is the story of how J.P. Morgan and Company — acting as banker, purchasing agent, and propaganda machine — built a financial trap so deep that American neutrality became impossible. From the secret meeting at Jekyll Island that created the Federal Reserve, to the manipulation of 25 major newspapers, to the sinking of the Lusitania and the resignation of the one man in government fighting to keep America out of the war, this is the hidden financial history behind America's entry into World War I. The Nye Committee investigated it. The Congressional Record documented it. And yet most people have never heard this story. Sources and references used in this video include the Congressional Record (1917), the Nye Committee hearings (1934–1936), Federal Reserve historical archives, Niall Ferguson's "The Pity of War," and multiple academic studies on WWI war finance. If you enjoyed this video, subscribe and hit the bell so you never miss an upload. Share this with someone who needs to hear it. #WWI #WorldWarOne #JPMorgan #FederalReserve #HiddenHistory #WarProfiteers #MerchantsOfDeath #NyeCommittee #WallStreet #JekyllIsland #Lusitania #AmericanHistory #Finance #Banking #MoneyAndPower #WoodrowWilson #Rothschild #WarFinance #CentralBanking #Documentary #FinancialHistory #DeepDive #EconomicHistory #PowerAndCapital #FollowTheMoney