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The War Boom Then Bust Lessons From History
A wide collage of postwar spending and crisis from 1918 to the 1930s. It traces boom years with silk, cars, radios, and real estate followed by crashes, unemployment, and breadlines. The piece warns against repeating mistakes, urging thrift, saving bonds, and careful spending to defend America’s future. It names individuals, businesses, and institutions urging wartime saving as a national duty.
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