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On December 31st, 2006, Britain made its final payment of $83 million to the United States—61 years after winning World War II. This video reveals the shocking truth about how Lend-Lease wasn't charity, but the greatest wealth extraction in history.
🔴 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

Britain entered WW2 as the richest nation, exited completely bankrupt
How the US forced Britain to liquidate $1.1 billion in assets (1941 dollars)
The American Viscose Corporation sacrifice - sold for half its value
Destroyers for Bases: 50 obsolete ships for 99-year control of strategic bases
Article 7: The clause that destroyed Imperial Preference and the British Empire
August 21, 1945: Why America cut off Lend-Lease 7 days after Japan surrendered
The 1946 loan: How sterling convertibility bankrupted Britain in 5 weeks
Modern parallels: Ukraine aid and the same playbook in 2025

⏰ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Opening: The Final $83M Payment in 2006
0:45 - December 1940: Churchill's Letter & Britain Goes Bankrupt
3:15 - Cash and Carry: The Neutrality Trap
5:30 - The Lend-Lease Myth vs Reality
8:00 - American Viscose: The Forced Asset Sale
10:00 - Destroyers for Bases: Imperial Pawn Shop
11:30 - Article 7: Death Warrant of the British Empire
13:00 - August 21, 1945: The Betrayal
14:30 - The 1946 Loan: Financial Dunkirk
15:45 - 2025: The Modern Playbook (Ukraine Aid)
📊 KEY FACTS:

Britain paid $83M final installment December 29, 2006 (61 years later)
Operation Fish: Britain shipped entire gold reserve across Atlantic
American Viscose sold for $54.4M (half of $100M+ value)
$31 billion in Lend-Lease aid (equivalent to $486 billion today)
Britain liquidated $1.1 billion in US investments ($22 billion today)
99-year base leases for 50 obsolete WW1 destroyers
Sterling convertibility lasted 5 weeks before total collapse
US GDP grew 75% during WW2 while Britain bankrupted itself

📖 HISTORICAL SOURCES:

Anglo-American Loan Agreement archives
Churchill-Roosevelt correspondence
Henry Morgenthau Jr. Treasury documents
John Maynard Keynes negotiations
US Treasury TIC data
British Parliamentary records
IMF COFER data (2024-2025)

🌍 2025 CONTEXT:

US dollar reserve status: 57.4% (lowest since 1994)
Ukraine aid: $175 billion authorized, $66.5 billion delivered
Same debt-dependency playbook being used today
De-dollarization accelerating globally

⚠️ DISCLAIMER:
This video is for educational and historical analysis purposes. All information is based on publicly available historical documents, government records, and economic data. This is not political commentary but factual historical analysis.
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