Explanation:
2. What was the main goal of gold speculators?
(A) to get the U.S. off the gold standard
(B) to put more dollars into circulation
(C) to drive up the price of gold
(D) to keep people from turning in gold for dollars
Answer:
Civil War
Explanation:
Income tax was briefly createdduring the Civil War and again in the 1890's. Imcome tax wasn't 'official' until 1913 when the 16th Amendment was ratified making it permanent and legal.
Answer:
B) oil prices would probably rise
Explanation:
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is an international organization founded in Baghdad, Iraq, in 1960. It is currently composed of 14 countries, of which 5 are founding members (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Iraq and Venezuela). Since 1965 it has been based in Vienna, Austria. Constituted on the initiative of the Government of Venezuela, chaired by Rómulo Betancourt, and the then president of Iraq, Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i, in response to the concentration of political and economic power of the United States as the main producer and consumer of oil world in the postwar period.
OPEC "can have a big influence on the oil market, especially if it decides to reduce or increase its level of production." 43% of world oil production and 81% of world oil reserves are in OPEC member countries.
