President Cleveland's hostility to silver and silver-backed currency was driven primarily by his fear that
a. the growing drain of gold from the U.S. Treasury would force the United States off the gold standard.
b. the unlimited supplies of silver within the United States would cause an extended depression.
c. supporting free silver would be politically beneficial to Democrats such as William Jennings Bryan.
d. soon gold and silver would both be replaced by strictly paper currency.
e. the U.S. Treasury did not have sufficient capacity to store silver bullion at Fort Knox.
a
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a) They worried that Protestants would spread their version of Christianity. If nations like Japan were Catholic, they would be more likely to ally and trade with other Catholic countries. b) They were not really interested in religion as such, but saw it as a means to open trade. Consider This: Had the Jesuits ever tried to convert other Asian lands? See 1.5: Narrative: Eastern Visitors. c) Spain wanted to be recognized as being the most culturally sophisticated nation in Europe, which meant having the most exotic contacts. Consider This: Had the Jesuits ever tried to convert other Asian lands? See 1.5: Narrative: Eastern Visitors. d) Spain hoped that Japan would agree to provide a base for Spain to invade China, Japan’s traditional enemy. Consider This: Had the Jesuits ever tried to convert other Asian lands? See 1.5: Narrative: Eastern Visitors.
In the fragments of dialogues between sages and rulers that appear in the Vedas,
a. rulers sometimes defeat the arguments of the sages. b. sages always defeat the arguments of the rulers. c. sages simply lecture to the rulers. d. rulers merely explain to sages the correct way.
What was Sputnik?
A. the first man-made satellite to orbit earth B. the rocket that carried Yuri Gagarin into orbit C. the first nuclear-powered ship D. the codename for the Soviet nuclear program
Hanoi responded to the Tonkin Gulf incident by
A. ordering PAVN units into South Vietnam for final drive for victory in spring of 1965. B. ordering the NLF to scale back its activities in South Vietnam to prevent further bombing raids on North Vietnam. C. launching air attacks against American aircraft carriers in the Tonkin Gulf. D. pursuing negotiations in hopes of a permanent two state solution.