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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bruthajoe, post: 3951931, member: 108656&quot;]awesome info, I especially like this part...</p><p>Since the U.S. had no planes or tanks of its own, it had needed to buy them from the British and French. This meant the U.S. was on the hook to its erstwhile allies for a considerable sum. America wanted to hold on to at least some of its gold reserves for the post-war period, and the European powers were desperate for fresh American soldiers in the massive war of attrition that had decimated the armies of both sides. Thus, the Americans (who had silver up to their ears) figured that Britain and France would be happy to take silver instead of gold as settlement for the debts.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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