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The US government financed the US Civil War by issuing bonds and collecting tariffs. In addition, based on the option of avoiding the draft, citizens paid the US Treasury $300 to the government in lieu of serving in the military. At the end of the war, the government debt was about $8 Billion.
In the beginning of the war, the majority of finance for the Southern government came via duties on international trade. However, revenue from the tariffs all but disappeared after the Union imposed its blockade of Southern coasts.
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Liberty Bonds
In average wars; Korean, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, the USA government financed it with taxes. In Big wars like WWI and WWII; war bonds were sold to help pay for the cost of fighting the war.
To finance the war effort, the U.S. government relied primarily on sale of "Liberty Bonds." Answer
By collecting taxes
In North American the Government issued War bonds to raise money for the war efforts.thus,citizens were encouraged to use their savings to purchase these debt instruments to help finance the policies.
Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to the US to finance his European War.
During the American Civil War, the United States government issued greenbacks as a form of paper currency to finance the war effort. Greenbacks were used by both the Union government and civilians for transactions during the war.
In North American the Government issued War bonds to raise money for the war efforts.thus,citizens were encouraged to use their savings to purchase these debt instruments to help finance the policies.
War bonds were important to the war effort because they allowed the government to raise funds to finance military operations without causing inflation. By encouraging citizens to purchase bonds, the government could effectively mobilize public support for the war and help cover the enormous costs associated with warfare. Overall, war bonds were a key tool for financing and sustaining the war effort.
Victory bonds were sold in countries like the United States, Canada, Britain, and Australia during World War I and World War II. They were sold through banks, post offices, and by various government agencies to raise funds for the war effort.
first answer: taxes second improved answer: Governments can also borrow money to pay for wars & other things. If a government issues debt (example war bonds), then it will normally try to pay back its debt by using taxes & other government revenues to fund the interest & principal payments. Your question is vague as to which government & which war effort. Some governments (such as Nazi Germany, Soviet Union, Imperial Japan) also pay for war by stealing, confiscating, looting, creating slave labor, etc.
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