Who Funded Both Sides & The Hidden Agenda
WWI was caused by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. WWII was caused by Hitler's aggression. Both wars were fought between good and evil nations, with the "good guys" ultimately winning.
"Who benefits?" - Ask this question about every historical event:
1. Why might history textbooks not discuss who funded wars?
Key facts:
| Step | Process | Who Benefits |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Create crisis/war | Military-industrial complex |
| 2 | Government borrows from Fed | Federal Reserve banks |
| 3 | Public pays taxes for debt service | Bondholders |
| 4 | Reconstruction loans | Banks profit again |
1. How does war benefit central banks?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914, triggered a chain of alliances that led to world war. It was an unavoidable tragedy.
Coincidence? Or preparation?
1. What infrastructure was needed before a world war could be funded?
| Bank/Family | Allied Powers | Central Powers |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan & Co. | Primary financier of Britain, France | Pre-war loans to Germany |
| Kuhn, Loeb & Co. | US war bonds | Financed Germany, Japan |
| Rothschild branches | London, Paris branches | Frankfurt, Vienna branches |
1. Why would bankers fund opposing sides in a war?
Economists warned that these terms would lead to another war:
Was this incompetence, or was WWII planned?
WWI's "solution" - a world government prototype:
1. How did the Treaty of Versailles make WWII almost inevitable?
Hitler rose to power through charisma and German resentment over Versailles. The Nazi party grew organically from German nationalism.
Hitler and the Nazis received significant funding from:
1. Why might American corporations fund a foreign regime?
| Corporation | Contribution to Nazi Germany |
|---|---|
| Standard Oil (Rockefeller) | Fuel technology, synthetic rubber patents |
| Ford Motor Company | Trucks, tanks; Hitler awarded Henry Ford |
| General Motors | Opel subsidiary produced Nazi vehicles |
| IBM | Punch card systems for Holocaust tracking |
| ITT | Communications equipment throughout war |
| Chase Bank | Financial services; kept branches open |
1. How is it possible that American companies aided Nazi Germany while America fought Germany?
Japan launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. America was caught completely off guard. The attack unified the nation for war.
Lt. Commander Arthur McCollum's October 1940 memo proposed:
All 8 points were implemented before Pearl Harbor.
1. Why would leaders allow an attack on their own people?
1. How could enemy bankers meet during a world war?
| Scientist | Nazi Role | US Role |
|---|---|---|
| Wernher von Braun | V-2 rocket program (slave labor) | NASA, Moon program |
| Kurt Blome | Biological weapons | Army Chemical Corps |
| Hubertus Strughold | Aviation medicine experiments | "Father of Space Medicine" |
| Walter Schreiber | Forced experiments | Air Force School of Medicine |
1. Why would America hire Nazi war criminals?
| After WWI | After WWII |
|---|---|
| League of Nations | United Nations |
| Failed (US didn't join) | Succeeded (US headquarters) |
| First global governance attempt | Permanent global governance |
All planned outcomes that required a world war to implement.
1. How do wars serve to centralize global power?
This same pattern appears in:
1. How does understanding who funds wars change how you view current events?