Why did the United States leave the gold standard in 1971?
A. because it would make global finance less complicated
B. because most countries had already abandoned the gold standard
C. in order to gain greater economic freedom
D. because foreign banks began selling gold to buy dollars
Answer: C
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a. the individual is more important than the state. b. some people must be forced to be free. c. the best form of government is a constitutional monarchy. d. morality is less important than wealth.
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a. involved an official creed with established doctrines. b. included consultation of oracles. c. had little to do with everyday life. d. included an official body of priests who ruled religious matters. e. rejected the Near Eastern practices of prayer and ritual offerings.