Economics of War: A Study in Finance and Patriotism

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Economics of War: A Study in Finance and Patriotism

War bonds are a financial concept that have been around since the Civil War. The bonds, whose campaigns were often patriotic in nature, were readily used to decrease financial burdens in conflicts from WWI to the Vietnam War, and briefly in support of anti-terrorism. Using Liberty Loan bonds of WWI as a point of study, students can use this lesson plan to create connections to financial obligations the United States government faced in Iraq and Afghanistan.