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BRITAIN REELING TOWARD BANKRUPTCY

A Catastrophe for US Munitions Factories French Morale ‘Cracking’ A Secret Deal to Bring the U.S. In Special to The Great War Project. (28-30 November, 1-3 December) As the end of 1916 approaches, Britain is going broke. “Not even J. P Morgan,” writes historian Thomas Fleming, “could come up with enough money to keep pace…

U.S.-GERMAN RELATIONS CRUMBLING

Fears Grow that U.S. Unprepared, Should War Come. American Military Seen as Dangerously Weak. Special to The Great War Project (20-23 October) Serious tensions are growing between Imperial Germany and the United States. In Washington, the stance of the U.S. President Woodrow Wilson toward expanding national military preparedness is shifting dramatically. The American Ambassador to…