How did the United States pay for the costs of its involvement in World War I?
A. taxes and the sale of bonds and savings certificates to U.S. citizens
B. subsidies from Britain and France
C. reparations from defeated Germany
D. inflationary currency manipulation by the Federal Reserve
Answer: A
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a. a dynamic, innovative central administration. b. a concentration on its eastern non-German territories. c. consolidated control of the German parts of the Holy Roman Empire. d. acquisition of the southern Netherlands, later called Belgium. e. a progressive mother-son imperial partnership.
John Law believed that ________
A. halting gold payments in France was absolutely necessary B. France should abandon its overseas colonies C. France should dramatically increase its level of taxation D. the government that governed least governed best E. an increase in the paper-money supply would stimulate France's economic recovery
Canada
a. had only a cautious, minimal subsidy program to private insurance companies to cover catastrophic health insurance for its citizens until 1999. b. like Latin America, has an economy based entirely on the export of raw materials. c. has only a poor working class with an average income considerably lower than that of blue-collar workers in Latin America. d. has many citizens who believe the United States has excessive influence in Canadian politics and over the Canadian economy. e. has three official languages: English, French, and Cree.
On the Eastern Front
A) Russia occupied much of eastern Germany B) Germany decisively defeated Russia and Romania C) The Ottomans were able to occupy Russia D) There was a bloody stalemate E) The French and British intervened to support the Russian Army