What was the importance of the introduction of paper money in China?
a. More peasants were able to pay taxes, which increased government revenue.
b. Coins lost their value entirely.
c. Farmers were given low-interest loans.
d. Government officials were paid in credit.
e. Money supplies increased, contributing to economic growth.
e
You might also like to view...
Which of the following expressed Martin Luther King Jr.'s opinion of the Vietnam War?
A) ?As an staunch anti-Communist, he supported it. B) ?He was against it because he felt that the United States should focus instead on domestic civil rights. C) ?He was against it because spending for the war did not allow the full implementation of Johnson's War on Poverty. D) ?He was against it because black soldiers were disproportionately being drafted. E) ?None of these are correct.
In general, Indian women gained more freedom when they did what?
a. when they got older b. when they became widows c. when they gave birth to children, especially sons d. when they owned land e. when they owned their own businesses
Samuel Huntington's The Clash of Civilizations was a corrective to the view
a. that the ideologies of communism and fascism will revive in the twenty-first century. b. that the next century will be Asia's century. c. that the Western paradigm of society is universal and will inevitably spread to the rest of the world. d. the social failures of capitalism are inevitable. e. of the imminent decline of religious fanaticism.
What is the best explanation for why the United States decided to target Hiroshima?
A. It was a center of communications, military command, and supply point for the Japanese army. B. It would have few casualties because it was nearly destroyed by previous bombings. C. It was a religiously and culturally significant city for the Japanese monarchy. D. It was a city with many family connections to Emperor Hirohito and military leaders.