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Henry Morgenthau Jr. Profile Picture
1891 - 1967

Henry Morgenthau Jr.

The US Secretary of the Treasury during Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration. Played a major role in design and finance of the New Deal, and a central role in financing US participation in World War Il.

Fun Fact:

Morgenthau designed the "Morgenthau Plan", which was a post-WWIl plan to permanently split Germany into seperate states with an "International Zone", and giving much of its land to neighboring countries.

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Sources:

Henry Morgenthau Jr. - Wikipedia

"Henry Morgenthau" - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

"Henry Morgenthau, Jr." - Jewish Virtual Library