Project: Documentary Summary (Blog Post)
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In an in-depth look at the infamous Rothschild family, Niall Ferguson digs below the surface to reveal the secrets of these financial moguls. Reaching beyond the well-publicized economic successes of the family, Ferguson uncovers the political power of the Rothschild’s. He offers a scholarly look at the magnitude of the family’s political influence and how it gave them unprecedented control over some of history’s greatest statesmen. His ability to seek out the truth uncovers their ties to Free Masonry and accusations of financing notorious individuals and organizations from Hitler to the Vatican.
He chronicles their authority throughout the world. The bond of this family, including the foundation of Judaism that lifted them from the ghetto of Frankfurt to ultimate power, is a central point in this film. Ferguson’s examination of the Rothschild family provides a solid profile of a family that used their influence to ease oppression of Jews throughout Europe.
Defining economic standards on a global level, the Rothschild family and their rapid rise to rule nations with their wealth and influence determined banking and trade standards. Consequently pursuit of financial domination and unparalleled success were often free of regard for country or relationships. Here, the major role that this family played in the development of economies, wars and nations is displayed for a deeper level of understanding. Ferguson explains in detail, the family’s survival throughout a century’s worth of economic ebbs and flows and the evolution of their responsibility to offer market stability on an international level.
This scholarly work pairs an entertaining narrative with a historical account that dares to reveal the little-known secrets of the world’s most influential family.