The Union's establishment of the National Banking System
a. allowed the United States to officially abandon the gold standard for its money.
b. guaranteed that all U.S. money would be in gold or silver.
c. evolved into the third Bank of the United States.
d. served only as an emergency measure during the Civil War.
e. led to creating a standard bank-note currency.
e
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a. Polis, or city-state, society. b. Capitalist society. c. Industrial society. d. Agrarian society.
In contrast to the original Indian belief that souls were transmigrated intact, the Buddhists believed that
a. only part of the soul could be reborn. b. a person is a constantly changing group of five aggregates. c. the soul divided into five parts and was reborn five times. d. only a good or moral person's soul could be reborn. e. women could not be reborn at all because their souls were too weak.
The Mughal Empire eventually failed to unite Hindus and Muslims because
a. Muslims and Hindus speak different languages. b. Emperor Aurangzeb attempted to enforce Islam throughout India. c. the Mughal rulers had a civil war between two competing emperors. d. Christian missionaries exploited the differences between the two religions.
Which of the following was among the fastest rising costs in the U.S. at the beginning of the 21st century?
a. healthcare b. transportation c. information d. housing.