The POTUS Timeline
Economy

Launch of the Second Liberty Loan campaign

The U.S. Treasury, backed by President Wilson, opened the nationwide Second Liberty Loan campaign on October 1, 1917 to sell public bonds to finance the American war effort.

The Second Liberty Loan mobilized civilian financing for World War I, raising billions of dollars that were essential to sustain U.S. military operations and support Allied supplies.

References / Sources

No source references have been added for this event yet.

Related Timeline Entries