Under the gold standard of a century ago, the world's commerce

a. nearly collapsed before the beginning of World War I.
b. was at the mercy of gold discoveries.
c. grew steadily without interruption from monetary disturbances.
d. grew when the gold stock grew slowly, and shrank when gold discoveries increased.


b

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