Why Is Gold Very Expensive, Even Though It Is Not

question 89

Essay

Why is gold very expensive, even though it is not essential to life, while water, which is essential to life, is inexpensive?

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Definitions:

Code Talkers

Members of the U.S. military, particularly during World Wars I and II, who utilized indigenous languages as a secure means of communication to transmit messages undetected by enemies.

Korematsu v. United States

A landmark United States Supreme Court case in 1944 that upheld the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II as constitutional.

Japanese Internment

Japanese internment refers to the forcible relocation and incarceration of Japanese Americans and Japanese nationals in camps during World War II by the United States government.

Supreme Court

The highest judicial body in the United States, tasked with interpreting the Constitution and reviewing the legality of legislative and executive decisions.