31. Take war bonds. 32. The campaign was endorsed by the Treasury Department, which incorporated a drive to sell war bonds. 33. The House passed several noncontroversial bills, including one to issue a new class of war bonds and another to make it a crime to handle biological toxins carelessly. 34. The main reason for offering war bonds, he said, is to give ordinary citizens a way to express their patriotism. 35. The original war bonds were, of course, introduced during World War II, when the nation was mobilized for total war. 36. The sale of war bonds directly to citizens helped the government finance both world wars. 37. The sale of war bonds helped get money out of circulation rather than have it used to bid up the prices of scarce and often rationed goods. 38. The soldiers made frequent parades in town, drumming up interest in war bonds. 39. The two heroes returned to the United States to make speeches and sell war bonds -- something they could have done for the rest of the war. 40. The United States tried to solve this problem in both World Wars by issuing war bonds and urging people to buy them. |
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