The Gold Standard

question 100

Multiple Choice

The gold standard

• A)has been in operation since the establishment of the Federal Reserve Board
• B)has been in operation since shortly after World War I
• C)has been in operation since the Bretton Woods agreement was signed
• D)was in operation for about 50 years before World War I
• E)was in operation from the date of the Bretton Woods agreement until the devaluation of the U.S.dollar in 1971

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