he authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to sell enough gold to wreck their plans
Explanation:
If, the war described in the question is referred to second war then:
This war was considered as the greatest war configuration in the history in the humanity unleashed by nazi Germany, fascist Italy and militaristic japan.
At the early years of the war the ally countries were France, england and soviet Union.
The largest losses corresponded to the Soviet Union wich lost 27 million people.
