Follow this domino effect. In my opinion this is the birth of all modern day corruption #deepstate 

November 1910 - Secret meeting on Jekyll Island to discuss the Federal Reserve System. 

May 9, 1911 - Formation of the Black Hand by a group of Serbian officers and civilians.

December 23, 1913 - Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act into law, establishing the Federal Reserve System.

June 28, 1914 - Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand under suspicious circumstances specifically when looking at the wrong turn his driver, the relationship between The Black Hand and Gavrilo Princip. (This sparked a major conflict that spread to all of Europe. It is no secret that the newly formed Fed was uniquely positioned to finance the war, which it did openly by lending to the allies and allowing banks to send exports to both the allies and the central powers.)

May 7, 1915 - The sinking of the RMS Lusitania by a German U-boat off the coast of Ireland, which heightened tensions between the United States and Germany. (The US didn’t get involved in the war even though it was a passenger ship and 128 Americans died.)

April 6, 1917 - United States declares war on Germany, entering World War I. (At this point the war was at a standstill and resources on both sides were depleted. Also there was much less provocation than the sinking of the Lusitania. Strategic entry.)

November 11, 1918 - End of World War I with the Armistice.

June 28, 1919 - Signing of the Treaty of Versailles, formally ending the state of war with Germany.

Post WW1 - U.S. Becomes the world’s richest country and the world's superpower because of these 5 things.

America’s Transition from a Debtor to THE Creditor - Due to our strategic entrance into the war and the loans we gave to the allies. With the new flexibility of the Gold Standard from the Federal Reserve Act we were uniquely positioned.

Industrial Growth - Because of the Fed and our Post War revenue from other countries we quickly entered into an economic boom resulting in technological innovation.

Rise of the Dollar - Strengthened global financial role, and set the stage for WWII and the Dollar becoming the world reserve currency.

Trade Expansion -  Due to the decimation of the agricultural land in Europe from half a decade of conflict the U.S. became the biggest exporter of food.

The introduction of the League of Nations - Despite U.S. non-membership, Woodrow Wilson was the brainchild of the League of Nations, but Congress rejected it. The U.S. and the League's harsh treatment of Germany post-WWI directly fueled Hitler's rise. After WWII, the U.S. emerged as THE superpower, with the dollar becoming the world reserve currency, highlighting its economic dominance and influence and led to the corruption we see today.