Here's a nice chart of the debt back then...nowhere near 750 billion....lol....NEXT! http://www.usgovernmentdebt.us/spending_chart_1900_1940USb_15s2li011mcn_H0t www.usgovernmentdebt.us/usgs_line.php?title=Gross%20Public%20Debt&units=b&size=m&year=1900_1940&sname=US&bar=0&stack=1&col=c&legend=&source=i_i_a_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_a_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_a_i_i_i_i_a_i_i_i_i_a_i_a_i_a_i_a_i_a&spending0=4.03_4.14_4.27_4.46_4.67_4.85_5.09_5.40_5.78_6.01_6.26_6.62_6.99_7.33_7.75_8.36_9.42_12.09_21.58_35.05_34.36_33.19_33.07_33.27_33.04_33.26_33.41_33.39_33.26_33.41_33.52_35.05_38.69_41.61_45.98_47.90_53.25_55.88_56.61_60.30_70.98